If what’s transpiring at the town hall-style meetings the past two weeks is any indication, Sequoyah County voters may be giving the green light to a proposed 4% countywide lodging tax. The current it...

Early voting begins Thursday, February 6, for voters in Sequoyah County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at the county election boar...

For Webbers Falls resident Glenn Patterson, starting his day includes slipping on a protective suit and venturing out to greet the inhabitants of his beehives. Where many might balk at the hum of thou...

It’s been six days, and the search continues — the search in and around the Arkansas River for Justin Dewayne Baker, as well as the search for answers as to how Baker and two other people crashed thei...

It was 64 years ago when John F. Kennedy was embarking on his time in the White House that has become known as Camelot. And although Brian Heverly was at the time but a twinkle in his father’s eye, th...

A Sequoyah County woman is scheduled for a Wednesday felony disposition docket in Sequoyah County District Court on a charge of child abuse, according to court records. Bronica Wilson, 34, was charged...

Several area school districts have had to cancel school or school events or go to virtual learning due to a reported increase in illnesses on campus, which includes both flu and strep. Central Public ...

The Sallisaw Police Department will be conducting speed and traffic enforcement in areas of North Maple and Taylor Drive from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5.

For at least three high school sporting events scheduled for Tuesday night, there will not be a winner at all. Due to illness shutting down schools, two high school basketball match-ups -- Gore at Gan...

Christian Mayberry, 27, is sharing his remarkable journey of survival and recovery in a second book, “Fit 2 Fight,” which follows his near-fatal ATV accident that occurred 11 years ago. Christian’s mi...

When Sequoyah County voters go to the polls February 11 to decide whether the county can start collecting an “only pay if you stay” lodging tax from those who rent short-term vacation properties, coun...

As is often the case when Christmas decorations are taken down and stored away until next year, it’s a prime opportunity for additional tidying up. While the yuletide adornments have long been stowed,...

Just outside Gore, Samantha Miller wakes up every morning to a chorus of tiny yips and yaps. For her, that sound is music—an affirmation of the life she’s chosen. Miller runs a small kennel where she ...

While what transpired Monday at The Shed in downtown Sallisaw may have ostensibly lent itself to a Hallmark movie — “The Homecoming Queens and the Homeless” — the lunchtime civic engagement activity t...

After over a week of uncertainty, the search for a missing Vian man came to a tragic end on Thursday when his body was discovered by authorities. Ryan Jordan’s body was located in a wooded area near h...

The 60th annual Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show will be held Feb. 5, 6 and 7, at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as far as Sallisaw City Commissioners are concerned. That’s why they are considering an ordinance to prohibit unauthorized camping on cityowned land. Wh...

A Vian man who was reported missing on Jan. 6 from his home north of Vian has reportedly been found deceased, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane. Lane said Ryan Jordan’s body was located ...

Roland Police have reportedly arrested a man in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries that occurred in the Woodland Hills area. Dewayne A. Pledger, 20, who has addresses in both Roland and Ar...

The Sallisaw Board of Education convened on Monday evening for its regular monthly meeting where board members approved the district transfer capacity for the third quarter, accepted two resignations,...