OKLAHOMA CITY – A Senate panel on Tuesday passed a measure aimed at helping the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority collect tolls owed by owners of vehicles with tribal tags. Senate Bill 675 authorizes the De...

For Steven Ross, the moment he received his job offer from a top physical therapy clinic in San Francisco, it felt like everything he had worked for since childhood had finally come full circle. A rec...

The Easter bunny made a surprise visit to Thursday morning’s chamber of commerce breakfast at Carl Albert State College’s Stites Center. The bunny was promoting Sallisaw’s second annual adult Easter e...

The newest QuikTrip store opened in Sallisaw Thursday morning at I-40 and U.S. 59. Vehicles jockeyed for position as all the pumps were filled with customers celebrating the long-awaited opening of th...

The countdown climaxes Thursday when the newest QuikTrip opens at I-40 and U.S. 59. While those who have been giddy with anticipation have been counting the days, QuikTrip takes the opening in stride....

A Sallisaw man is facing multiple charges in Sequoyah County District Court after he was found to be driving a stolen vehicle and living in a stolen camper trailer, last month. Kristian J. Blankenship...

Uriah Grass, a 46-year-old traditional Cherokee man and dedicated community servant, is running for the District 4 seat on the Cherokee Nation Council. A direct descendant of Redbird Smith and other p...

When city cheerleaders laud municipal development and use terms like “we’re a city on the move” or “we’re an up-and-coming city,” such platitudes often become community white noise. But with what’s be...

A minor traffic accident involving a Sallisaw Public Schools bus and another vehicle was reported Thursday morning by school officials and Sallisaw Police. Sallisaw Police Chief Terry Franklin said a ...

Rylee Meece of Sallisaw is one of 100 public high school seniors from across the state who has been named a 2025 Academic All-State honoree by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (OFE). The All-Sta...

John LawsonFor John Lawson, every antique holds a story. Whether it’s a 19th-century rocking chair or an old pocket watch, he sees more than just an object— he sees a piece of history waiting to be pr...

Superlatives seemed to be everywhere Friday at the dedication celebration for the Sallisaw Veterans Center. The state-of-the-art facility, which boasts a sprawling 215,000 square feet and 175 single-o...

Sequoyah County Assessor Brandy Dobbs now knows the accusations the board of county commissioners are leveling against her in their attempt to have Dobbs removed from the office she’s held since June ...

Nine seats on the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council, the legislative branch for Oklahoma’s largest tribe by population, drew 33 candidates over the four-day filing period in Tahlequah earlier this month....

Sequoyah County Assessor Brandy Dobbs is still waiting to find out the accusations the board of county commissioners will be leveling against her in their attempt to have Dobbs removed from the office...

A Muldrow man has been charged in Sequoyah County District Court with failure to register as a sex offender after it was discovered he hadn’t registered since December 2024. Jason V. Winfrey, 45, was ...

David Boren, the youngest governor in Oklahoma history and a significant figure in both state and national politics, passed away Thursday at the age of 83. Boren died at his home near Newcastle follow...

For as long as she can remember, Margaret Hill dreamed of walking the streets of Paris, admiring the art of the Louvre, and soaking in the beauty of the French countryside. This past fall, that dream ...

The day many may have wondered if it would ever arrive has, indeed, arrived. Six years, seven months and 241 days since Sallisaw’s quest to become the home for Oklahoma’s premier veterans center began...