John Edward Eldridge of Sallisaw could easily be known as the John Appleseed of Sequoyah County. “Apples are my hobby,” Eldridge said. “I have planted apple trees at every house I have ever lived in. ...

Kermit the Frog bemoaned that it’s not easy being green. It’s especially not easy being a giant, hairy, scary spider. And you just might be seeing some of them — spiders, not frogs — more and more the...

Cherokee Nation, along with other agencies and businesses, have been providing Marble City residents with bottled water since a boil order was enacted Friday for residents living in town. Vance Mooney...

Sequoyah County Commissioners approved several bids Monday, including one for $40,000 to a private contractor to prepare the Hazard Mitigation Policy for Sequoyah County Emergency Management, along wi...

A Sallisaw woman is charged with a felony count of accessory after the fact after she was found to be driving a man who allegedly stabbed a woman in the face with a pair of scissors. Valaire Harbison,...

A man with addresses in both Sallisaw and Muldrow is facing a felony charge of cruelty of animals after he allegedly abandoned two dogs at a residence on old Highway 64 in late July. Jimmy W. Walker, ...

A Muldrow man is charged with a felony count of child neglect after a child under the age of three was reportedly found left in an abandoned, running vehicle on the side of the road, earlier this mont...

Logan Lease admits that “to some, it may look like just some goofy haircut.” But for the 13-year-old eighth grader who lives in Gore and attends school in Vian, “to me and my family, it’s a reflection...

A Vian woman has been charged with a misdemeanor count of false reporting of crime and felony domestic assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after reporting to police she wa...

The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission AERO Education Program recently awarded over $500,000 to Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association (AOPA) schools, of which Sallisaw High School is a recipient, receivin...

A boil order enacted Friday, Aug. 18, for residents of the Marble City area may be lifted by Tuesday morning, Aug. 22. Vance Mooney, manager for Sequoyah County Water Association, said Monday a sample...

A shooting that happened in April north of Roland has been ruled as justified by the District Attorney’s office as “lawful use of deadly force” with no charges being filed against the shooter. The Seq...

A Marble City man who is set to appear for a felony disposition docket in Sequoyah County District Court on felony charges of alleged sexual battery, first degree rape and sodomy victim mentally incap...

Mark Twain is widely credited with the observation, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Well, each year about this time, the Farmer’s Almanac is what everybody’s ta...

Electric and water • Electric and water connection material = Cost plus 12% Utility deposits • Commercial master water meter for apartment complexes — $75 per unit Residential garbage collection • Inc...

While rate increases approved for city residential and commercial utilities as well as a hike in tipping fees at the municipal landfill facility took centerstage at Monday’s meetings of the Sallisaw C...

Marble City is among 19 communities recently selected to participate in “Paint Oklahoma Beautiful.” According to a press release from the state of Oklahoma, the “Keep Oklahoma Beautiful” initiative Pa...

Two men have been arrested following a post on social media by the Vian Police Department regarding felony warrants issued for the arrest of a Vian man. Brett D. Hooper, 29, and his uncle, John D. Gor...

Joey Potts of Sallisaw is preparing for a life-changing missionary trip to Israel next month. Potts, 63, who serves as a minister and evangelist, has been undergoing missionary training through IRIS G...

The Sallisaw City Commissioners and the Sallisaw Municipal Authority board on Monday both unanimously approved increasing rates for city utilities — water, sewer and garbage — which will hike monthly ...