Sallisaw police, in coordination with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, are looking for a man who was involved in a physical altercation involving a firearm on Sunday. Authorities say the man should be con...

While there’s a generation gap when it comes to rotary-dial landline telephones and digital or even voice-activated cellphones, telephone numbers have been part of our lives since Alexander Graham Bel...

A former Sallisaw High School coach accused last year of inappropriate contact with a student has pleaded guilty in federal court to receiving child sexual exploitation material. Joshua L. Bolin, 26, ...

A man with addresses in both Sallisaw and Muldrow has been charged with second degree rape and forcible sodomy of a victim under the age of 16, according to court documents. Donald R. Wann Jr., 29, wa...

The fact that Pete Laughlin was visiting the new Sallisaw Veterans Center on Tuesday was not that unusual. The fact that he found the time in his packed schedule to visit Oklahoma’s latest — and possi...

As summer winds down, families across Oklahoma and Arkansas are getting ready for the new school year and the upcoming tax-free weekend is offering a much-needed financial break. From August 1 to 3 in...

A boat collision early Tuesday morning at Tenkiller Lake left one man hospitalized after the vessel struck Tenkiller Dam, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Marine Enforcement Divi...

Max Smith has lived and worked in Sequoyah County his entire life, having graduated Sallisaw High School in 1975, except for the brief time he served in the Army. He was one of the first to serve in t...

There’s the unimaginable that no one wants to imagine. What would you do if your house burned down? What if a tornado demolished your house? What if your house was engulfed by something like the Texas...

An updated disaster recovery plan for both the Sequoyah County Clerk’s Office and the Sequoyah County Commissioners were approved Monday at the commissioners’ weekly meeting, crucial strategies for en...

Cherokee Nation leaders joined Sequoyah County community members on July 17, to celebrate the grand opening of the new Sallisaw Redbird Smith Estates. Redbird Smith Estates is a 16acre subdivision wit...

A benefit featuring BBQ, a good ‘ol pie, silent and live auction, and bake sale is set for Saturday at the county fairgrounds for three men who were critically injured in a fireworks accident earlier ...

A loose dog in a Muldrow neighborhood led to police intervention after residents raised concerns about animal neglect and a potential child safety issue. Anthony S. McClinton, 40, of Muldrow, is now f...

If you’re among those who purchase a season pass next summer when the Stanley H. Collins Aquatics Center opens, you can thank Ward 3 City Commissioner Julian Mendiola that you’ve got an extra $10 in y...

As the Stanley H. Collins Aquatics Center inches toward completion, changes here and changes there keep city accountants busy computing the final cost of what was a $6,144,724 bid package awarded in J...

Whether you approve or disapprove of Sallisaw City Manager Brian Heverly, it appears after his initial six months on the job, the city’s top administrator is handling things to the satisfaction of the...

The Sallisaw Board of Education convened for its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday evening, addressing a wide range of administrative, financial and personnel matters as the district prepare...

Jody McHenry has lived and worked in Sequoyah County her entire life, and believes she may have been among the last of the babies born at Sallisaw City Hospital 56 years ago. “Sallisaw is where my roo...

In May 2024 when emotions were running high at the height of the community fervor about changing Sallisaw’s animal ordinance, Ward 3 City Commissioner Julian Mendiola acknowledged that a committee ass...

During the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s, crooners Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee hit it big with the song “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,” which struck a nerve in the hearts and minds of A...