Sallisaw’s third Special Olympics Thursday at Paul Post Field House featured face painting and create your own T-shirt, games ranging from Jenga to Connect Four to cornhole, and activities involving c...

In Vian, where neighbors still take the time to check in on one another and stories are shared over coffee on the front porch, Margaret Owens has become known for something special— her famous peach c...

The Sallisaw Board of Education met at 6 p.m. for its regular session on March 10, where members addressed several important matters, including school events, financial reports, upcoming changes to bo...

Kathy Crase, Pre-K instructor at Liberty Elementary, has been selected as Sallisaw's 2025 District Teacher of the Year.

The sound of gunshots in close proximity to schools and childcare facilities usually results in anxiety, if not panic. And the Sallisaw City Commissioners are wanting to avoid unnecessary angst for th...

Faith Assembly of God Sallisaw will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special service beginning at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. A fellowship dinner will follow. The church was started in March 1975 in Akins...

She has never owned a cell phone or computer, and can’t recall when she first owned a TV, but Polly Lackey of Sallisaw recalls so much more — a candy-apple red Chevrolet convertible with white leather...

District Judge Jeffrey Payton on Thursday ruled that allegations stipulated in the Sequoyah County Board of County Commissioners’ Feb. 24 accusation for removal of County Assessor Brandy Dobbs are ins...

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...