OKLAHOMA CITY — Without reading the morning headlines, one might believe Thursday’s Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting was routine, even more tame than usual. The crush of cameras and celebrati...

A brief but destructive storm ripped through the heart of Sallisaw just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, raking the downtown area and tearing the roof off Northeastern Health System Sequoyah. In addition to dam...

Sallisaw High School has announced its football Homecoming queen and her court, with festivities planned for October 10 and a game against Tulsa McLain. Homecoming Queen is senior Sydney Weedon, and h...

It is often observed financially that there’s too frequently more month than there is money. If expected budgetary needs submitted by Sequoyah County governmental departments for the 2025-26 fiscal ye...

A Stilwell man who confessed to killing a Sallisaw man whose body was later recovered in Adair County has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison. Mose Adam Smith, 43, of Stilwell, was ...

A 20-year-old Sallisaw man is fighting for his life after being shot in the head and left along a rural road just outside the city late Saturday night. The victim, identified by family as Josh Mefford...

At 1:19 p.m. Monday, just about the time many are getting back to their weekday routine after lunch, something wonderful will occur. While we may not fully appreciate what occurs for a month or so whe...

Waiting, Tom Petty told us, is the hardest part. Therefore, the past seven months, along with the next six to eight months, are undoubtedly the hardest for Sequoyah County Assessor Brandy Dobbs as she...

The Sallisaw Municipal Authority (SMA) received approval Tuesday for a $1,457,143 loan with 100% principal forgiveness from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the city’s wastewater i...

For about two months, Sallisaw found itself almost $55,000 richer … at least on paper. Then the IRS got involved, and wanted its cut, which turned out to be all of it. So at its monthly meeting last w...

Juan R. Esteban, 68, a Sallisaw pastor charged with lewd or indecent proposals to a child under the age of 16 following allegations made against him in 2023, has now been scheduled for a January 8, 20...

More than 300 pets showed up Saturday at Sallisaw Creek Park for a free vaccination clinic, sponsored by Sequoyah Animal Advocates. The four-hour clinic offered rabies and DAPP vaccinations for dogs, ...

Gracie Risley, daughter of Gill and Delaina Risley, has lived in Vian her entire life. This small town isn’t just where she grew up, it’s all she’s ever known. For generations, she and her family have...

Homecoming ceremonies for football at Muldrow are scheduled for Friday. Muldrow will host Spiro at Aubrey J. Henshaw Bulldog Stadium. In Muldrow, the day’s festivities will begin with a parade at 2:10...

Homecoming ceremonies for football at Roland are scheduled for Friday. Roland will host Central at Ranger Stadium. The Homecoming queen will be crowned at 6:30 p.m. Friday during pre-game festivities ...

The investigation continues into the circumstances surrounding a two-vehicle fatal accident Monday morning on U.S. 59 north of Sequoyah Street in Sallisaw. Sallisaw police, firefighters and emergency ...

The father of a man who died after allegedly being left unattended in the back of a Sallisaw Police Department vehicle has filed a civil negligence lawsuit against the City of Sallisaw, a police offic...

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the State Medical Examiner’s Office are still trying to piece together why an inmate at the Sequoyah County Jail died in her cell late last week. At abou...

The Sallisaw Public Schools Board of Education met in a special session September 10 to review reports, approve facility use requests and take action on several policy and personnel matters for the 20...

The Nation’s Report Card last week released another sobering report on student achievement. The reading skills of 12th graders are the worst in three decades. Seniors’ average math scores dropped belo...