You see them at almost every turn. Food trucks, or mobile vendors, are usually the center of attention at community festivals, and have become permanent fixtures at Iola Avenue and Cedar Street as wel...

Two years ago, CARDS Holdings Inc. tendered an unsolicited offer of $21.5 million to purchase the Sallisaw Municipal Landfill facility and the city sanitation collection services. After more than a mo...

A popular bumper sticker from the 1970s issued the ultimatum: “America, Love it or Leave it.” For Sallisaw Mayor Ernie Martens, he has a similar sentiment about the community he serves and loves. So i...

GORE - The Town of Gore is teaming up with Cindy Irwin to host a fun Easter egg hunt beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, at Ray Fine Park. It’s going to be an egg-cellent time, so come and enj...

On April 19, 1995, I was working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center when the five-story building that housed my office shuddered simultaneously with a dull concussion at 9:02 a.m. Th...

In a world that often feels fastpaced and impersonal, it's people like Luke Johnson who remind us what it means to be rooted in community, driven by family, and committed to making a difference— one r...

Sallisaw Mayor Ernie Martens on Monday presented a proclamation to Polly Lackey, celebrating her “remarkable milestone and honoring a century of life lived with meaningful experiences, service and lov...

Two individuals have been found guilty by a federal jury of voluntary manslaughter in the 2023 death of Ricky D. Henning, 58, of Sallisaw, according to a press release issued by the United States Atto...

You may notice more people wearing masks these days, but it’s not necessarily because of a resurgence of COVID-19. It’s because of strep throat. “Strep is running rampant,” Northeastern Health Systems...

Lease-purchase contracts that will increase the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office fleet of vehicles by four were approved by county commissioners Monday at their weekly meeting. The four Chevrolet vehi...

The District 27 District Attorney’s Office has a new First Assistant District Attorney. Richard Incremona began his legal career as a law clerk with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in Freehold...

District Judge Jeffrey Payton on Thursday granted a change of venue motion in the Sequoyah County Board of County Commissioners’ Feb. 24 accusation for removal of County Assessor Brandy Dobbs, and set...

There are times when litigation is a slam dunk. There are times when the judicial outcome is a coin toss. Then there are times when legal action is ruled to be frivolous. For Sean Buckner’s lawsuit ag...

The Social Security Administration has done an about-face on a burdensome plan that was scheduled to begin Monday, saying it will continue to confirm applicant IDs by phone for the vast majority of pe...

There were wagging tails, happy barks, and plenty of smiles at the Pocket Park last Saturday, as more than 250 attendees gathered for Sallisaw Main Street’s Pawsitive Pets Festival—an event dedicated ...

Louise Mussleman has lived in Sequoyah County for nearly 50 years, having moved to the area in 1975. Now, after spending the last decade in Sallisaw, Mussleman, 53, has built a life that revolves arou...

According to Oklahoma Mesonet, last week’s rains dumped 5.81 inches of water on Sallisaw, but some portions of Sequoyah County received closer to 7 inches. Localized flooding occurred and some roads w...

Recent years have not been easy for the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma (ACCO) as the organ izat i on works to make sure all counties have sufficient liability insurance. But because o...

A group of retired police officers are questioning the qualifications of a new appointee to the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement Board amid worries it could tip the balance of the board to a pow...

Numerous arrests have been made following a multi-agency operation to locate individuals suspected to be involved in sex trafficking, according to a press release issued on Wednesday by District 27 Di...