Renewing agreements, green lighting pursuit of grant funds and approving appointments to fire department boards topped the agenda for Sequoyah County Commissioners at their weekly Monday meeting. The ...

Ryan T. Dick, 52, of Sallisaw, is being held in the McIntosh County Jail pending his preliminary hearing on charges related to indecent photographs and videos sent to a former girlfriend and her mothe...

There was surely a time when what occurred on Lake Tenkiller garnered only casual interest from most folks. But now that Sequoyah County is receiving a 4% countywide lodging tax from visitors who stay...

A year ago, due to dwindling numbers of quilters for Sallisaw’s Senior Nutrition Center, Robert Morris thought 2024 would be the last year Sequoyah County residents could buy tickets for a drawing for...

A Roland man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges stemming from a 2023 investigation. Christopher R. Amundson, 39, was sentenced to 72 mo...

A normal Tuesday at the Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County quickly turned into a memorable day marked by rising water, a ride on a firetruck and responders that made the kids’ day after rain made it...

For those who want to provide input on what Sallisaw will look like in 20 years, the deadline to register is quickly approaching. City officials are ramping up its planning process to create Sallisaw’...

A Stilwell resident with ties to Sequoyah County has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District ...

MUSKOGEE – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jimcy McGirt, 76, of Wewoka, entered a guilty plea to one count of Failure to Register as Sex Offender, punish...

Bella King, an upcoming junior at Vian High School, is a young lady deeply rooted in her community. Born and raised in Vian, King is surrounded by a large family and lives with her mom and younger sis...

Anyone who has not been involved in the American legal system cannot fully appreciate the applicable idiom, “the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.” Monday was another example ...

Optimism remains the watchword this week in the face of debilitating hopelessness for three people — two from Vian — who remain in critical condition following last week’s fireworks explosion in Tuska...

Heavy downpours on Tuesday engulfed Sallisaw streets and Sequoyah County roads, submerged at least one vehicle at the Cherokee Avenue railroad underpass, inundated buildings in flood-prone areas and w...

When there are those unable to celebrate the Fourth of July — one of the nation’s most patriotic of holidays — then the festivities were brought to those who helped preserve our freedom. The City of S...

There was surely a time, during the darkest days of his life, when Steve Pope could not have imagined clawing himself out of the depths of his despair, a lost world where God had most certainly forsak...

TUSKAHOMA — Five people were injured — three reportedly from Vian and the area who were in critical condition Thursday — when a fire ignited a cache of fireworks which were being set up at the Choctaw...

There are life’s realities that cannot be avoided. The Sequoyah County Commissioners faced one of those at their weekly meeting on Monday. As District 3 Commissioner Jim Rogers explained, because of a...

A Sallisaw woman has been charged with two felony counts of child abuse in Sequoyah County District Court after allegedly using excessive force on a child under the age of 16. Megan P. Brown, 48, pled...

Thursday, July 3 • Vian, Armstrong Park. Concert at amphitheater beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by fireworks. First time in Armstrong Park due to football field demolition. • Barling (Ark.) City Par...

Teasha Brown, 29, rocks a vivid green hairdo and is a long way from her original home state of New York, where she grew up in a small town in the upstate region, nowhere near the city, as she often ha...