Summer is synonymous with backyard cookouts and outdoor fun. Likewise, parades and fireworks are staples for the Fourth of July. Add those elements together and you’ve got the ingredients for a memora...

Saturday, July 1 Roland Roland Park • Vian St. John Football Stadium Sunday, July 2 Pocola Choctaw Casino Tuesday, July 4 Fort Smith Harry E. Kelley River Park (at U.S. 64 bridge) • Lake Tenkiller Ten...

A Sallisaw man facing multiple child sexual abuse charges in Sequoyah County District Court has been scheduled for an August 7 jury trial, according to court records. Rusty J. Waters, 44, is facing fi...

What do ice cream and postage stamps have in common? Yep, you can lick ’em both. And if you choose to do that Saturday, you’ll be participating in the recognition of two national days of observance — ...

Tammy Sandlin, 50, a lifelong resident of Vian, said the greatest thing about Sequoyah County is living in Vian. “Vian will always be my forever home. Had I not been here, I would not have met my best...

TALIHINA — Well, the other shoe finally fell, just sooner than most expected. Today, Oklahoma veterans and their families are looking for a place to live, at least for the next 16 months or so. It was...

In their final weekly meeting of Fiscal Year 2023, the Sequoyah County Commissioners approved equal distribution of $268,143.42 each to the county general fund, county schools, and the county’s cities...

A Sallisaw man has been charged with felony maiming and two other county residents are each facing a felony charge of accessory after that fact, following the alleged beating of a Muldrow man that rep...

Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews have laid new asphalt on U.S. 59 at I-40, smoothing out a notoriously bone-jarring stretch of rough concrete. Although traffic flow was at a periodic stands...

A Fort Smith man is facing a felony charge of obtaining property by trick or deception after he reportedly purchased a vehicle from another man with fake money. Robert L. Nevel, 42, was charged June 1...

The Sallisaw Police Department will be conducting speed and traffic enforcement on E. Cherokee from June 28 to July 5. Everyone have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

A semi traveling down the westbound exit ramp of Interstate 40 at U.S. 59 overturned its trailer on Thursday morning, losing its load and blocking the ramp for several hours. The trailer also struck a...

The Sunshine Foundation recently granted a dream trip, a Caribbean family cruise, to a Sallisaw child with disabilities. Adilynn Dewberry’s dream come true was made possible through generous donations...

A felony arrest warrant has been issued for a Texas man on charges of aggravated possession of child pornography and lewd molestation. Michael W. Green, 63, was charged June 13 in Sequoyah County Dist...

Sallisaw will undertake a citywide brush pickup beginning July 10 for brush created by recent storms. Only brush from the storms will be picked up, no other waste will be collected. The service is for...

Ask Jordan Taylor what she’d like to do and where she’d like to do it, and it’s quite possible she’s already been there, done that … which is not to say she wouldn’t want to do it again with someone f...

Dianah Gourley, pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Sallisaw, will tell you that it’s been a long journey for women who want to serve the church in a leadership role. “It’s been a long battle for w...

TALIHINA — Well, the other shoe finally fell, just sooner than most expected. Following a unanimous vote by the Oklahoma Veterans Commission at Thursday’s special meeting in Oklahoma City, the Talihin...

For those who are surprised that today is the first day of summer, given our recent stretch of days over 90 degrees with triple-digit heat indices, you’re doubtfully going to welcome what will surely ...

The Cherokee Nation will be receiving an invoice for more than $2 million from Sequoyah County for the Garvin Branch bridge. At Monday’s meeting, the county commissioners approved sending the invoice ...