Sequoyah County Commissioners on Thursday lifted the county’s weeklong burn ban. Emergency Management Director Todd Harris announced the ban following a February 26 emergency meeting, and the commissi...

Gore High School's softball game against Cave Springs has been canceled for today due to rain.

KEOTA -- After nearly two weeks on the run that included a reported kidnapping and a multi- county search, escaped inmate Robey L. Butler was captured Monday morning near Keota, bringing a tense manhu...

Adelynn Orendorff, a senior at Sallisaw High School, has been named one of 100 Oklahoma public school seniors selected for the 2026 Academic All-State class by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. ...

A Gore woman is facing two felony charges nearly nine months after a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 100 claimed the lives of two motorcyclists in Sequoyah County. According to an affidavit filed Fe...

Robey L. Butler, the inmate who walked away from the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester on February 18 and later reportedly took a hostage, has been captured. Sequoyah County Sheriff Larr...

Sequoyah County Commissioners on Monday declined to lift the countywide burn ban they declared during an emergency meeting on February 26. The ban will remain in effect until further notice. Emergency...

Robey L. Butler, 36, an inmate who walked away from the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester last week and later reportedly took a hostage remains at large, according to authorities. The Ok...

The Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office has completed its investigation into recent social media threats directed at Moffett Public Schools, concluding that while charges will be pursued, the juvenile in...

So was that Pennsylvania groundhog weather prognosticator right? Will winter transition into spring by the middle of March? Why is it that animals play such a prominent role when it comes to weather t...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. released the following statement today following the passing of David Thornton Sr.: “Today we honor the life and service of David Thornton Sr., a dedic...

A 17-year-old Park Hill driver was injured Monday morning in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 82 and Carters Landing in Cherokee County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Pa...

Sequoyah County OHCE has completed its raffle quilt for the 2026 quilt show. This year’s quilt is a Patriotic Sampler Quilt, in commemoration and celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States...

At 37, Brandie Kennedy of Sallisaw is building a life rooted in service to her family, her faith and her community. A graduate student at the University of Oklahoma studying clinical mental health cou...

All lanes of eastbound I-40 will be closed between U.S. 64 in Sallisaw and U.S. 64B in Muldrow in Sequoyah County from midnight Thursday, Feb. 26, to 5 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, for guardrail repairs in a...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. released the following statement Thursday following the passing of David Thornton Sr.: “Today we honor the life and service of David Thornton Sr., a de...

An Edmond man is facing a string of charges after allegedly leading officers from multiple agencies on a highspeed pursuit Sunday afternoon that began in Vian and ended along I-40 near Sallisaw. Griff...

An inmate who walked away from a state correctional facility last week and later reportedly took a hostage, remains at large as law enforcement agencies intensify their search across eastern Haskell C...

Recent wildfires in neighboring Adair County along with heightened wildfire danger designations for several adjacent northwest Arkansas counties have Sequoyah County officials on the alert and prepare...

A social media threat targeting Moffett Public School prompted a swift, multi-agency investigation Wednesday evening and led school officials to cancel classes on Thursday as a precaution. According t...