If you’ve got a million dollars laying around wondering on what you might spend it, Jeannie Richardson’s got a suggestion. How about sidewalks? “When Brad [Hamilton] and I ran against each other [for ...

While Dr. Peter Venkman, one of the original Ghostbusters, imagines a chaotic world of “dogs and cats living together … mass hysteria,” Debora Gable of Sallisaw envisions her community with an animal ...

Look around, and you’ll see vacant lots dotting Sallisaw’s landscape. The city knows it. Cherokee Nation knows it. And Cherokee Nation has a plan for the unused properties. “This issue was brought up ...

A 2023 Sallisaw graduate who had a short story published in a college literary journal wants to credit some of her former teachers for influencing her. Emma Williams’ short story “Kerr Lake” was publi...

The Webbers Falls Board of Education has announced the hiring of Mike Mills as the district's next superintendent, following the retirement of current Superintendent Chris Whelan. Mills will officiall...

Despite its best efforts, Northeastern Health System Sequoyah is still in debt about $14 million. But the hospital’s board of trustees have come up with a plan that can give the Sallisaw health facili...

Sallisaw City Commissioners took steps Monday during their monthly meeting to remove a blight on a southside residential district. Following a public hearing to determine if property located at 304 E....

While many take to heart the proverb “you can’t fight City Hall,” as far as the city of Sallisaw’s financial reporting, auditors have found there’s not much to fight about. In a review of an audit for...

If you’re one of those who’s used to ignoring the 25 mph speed limit on East Redwood Avenue, especially between Oak Street and Highway 59, Sallisaw is putting a stop to that — literally. Stop signs ar...

For Janine Calloway of Sallisaw, spending Thanksgiving morning bundled up on the streets of Manhattan, watching the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, was a dream come true. “I’ve watched it on TV e...

Are you superstitious? No? Are you sure? Do you knock on wood or never open an umbrella indoors or never walk under a ladder or avoid breaking a mirror or avoid stepping on a crack in the sidewalk or ...

The search for a new Sallisaw city manager is over. Brian Heverly, a 25-year Army veteran who has served as Public Safety Director in Durant for the past 18 months, was approved by Sallisaw City Commi...

Sequoyah County Commissioners have approved a special apportionment for stipends to be paid by the end of the month to Sheriff Larry Lane's employees. Lane, however, is not eligible to receive the one...

During the regular meeting of the Sallisaw Board of Education on Monday evening, board members took key steps toward improving the district's facilities, approving the sale of $1.76 million in general...

Your TIMES hosted its annual Christmas Giving Tree this month for the community to donate socks, mittens, gloves, hats, scarfs or coats. In return, all the donations were given to the Catholic Chariti...

Eighteen candidates filed for board of education seats at the Sequoyah County Election Board during the Dec. 2-4 filing period. If more than two candidates filed for the same board of education seat, ...

The Sequoyah County District Attorney’s office is hosting its annual Christmas tree lighting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 12 at 120 E. Chickasaw Avenue in Sallisaw. Each year, the victim/witness coordi...

The former Agent Funeral Home was demolished in about four hours on Nov. 20 and the debris was hauled away during the following week. The concrete slab at the southeast corner of Chickasaw Avenue and ...

Muldrow resident Kay Ross, aka “The Christmas Lady,” has been selected by the Muldrow Lions Club as this year’s parade marshal of the town’s annual Christmas parade. This year’s parade will take place...

A Sallisaw man is facing a felony charge of lewd molestation in Sequoyah County District Court after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child under the age of 5, in Muldrow, last month. Jeremy L. Henso...