When Sequoyah County voters go to the polls February 11 to decide whether the county can start collecting an “only pay if you stay” lodging tax from those who rent short-term vacation properties, coun...

As is often the case when Christmas decorations are taken down and stored away until next year, it’s a prime opportunity for additional tidying up. While the yuletide adornments have long been stowed,...

Just outside Gore, Samantha Miller wakes up every morning to a chorus of tiny yips and yaps. For her, that sound is music—an affirmation of the life she’s chosen. Miller runs a small kennel where she ...

While what transpired Monday at The Shed in downtown Sallisaw may have ostensibly lent itself to a Hallmark movie — “The Homecoming Queens and the Homeless” — the lunchtime civic engagement activity t...

After over a week of uncertainty, the search for a missing Vian man came to a tragic end on Thursday when his body was discovered by authorities. Ryan Jordan’s body was located in a wooded area near h...

The 60th annual Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show will be held Feb. 5, 6 and 7, at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as far as Sallisaw City Commissioners are concerned. That’s why they are considering an ordinance to prohibit unauthorized camping on cityowned land. Wh...

A Vian man who was reported missing on Jan. 6 from his home north of Vian has reportedly been found deceased, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane. Lane said Ryan Jordan’s body was located ...

Roland Police have reportedly arrested a man in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries that occurred in the Woodland Hills area. Dewayne A. Pledger, 20, who has addresses in both Roland and Ar...

The Sallisaw Board of Education convened on Monday evening for its regular monthly meeting where board members approved the district transfer capacity for the third quarter, accepted two resignations,...

Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in Sequoyah County municipalities can file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on February 3. Those who wish to file for a municipal offi...

In the rolling hills near Sallisaw, retired Oklahoma State Patrolman James 'Jim' Walker has traded in his uniform for a virtual classroom, but his dedication to public service remains as strong as eve...

If you were like most eastern Oklahoma residents when near-record snow barreled into Sequoyah County last Thursday into Friday, you may have been snuggled in front of a warm fireplace probably watchin...

Last week’s snowstorm that barreled into Sequoyah County was an uncommonly big one, but it wasn’t the biggest, at least not in the past half century. Statistics specific to Sequoyah County are not rea...

Is homelessness in Sallisaw a problem, or has it been ignored to the point that it has gone away? Pam Wemhaner, manager for Catholic Charities Sallisaw, knows better. Homelessness and the needs that m...

Roland’s former animal control supervisor who was arrested and charged last year with felony animal cruelty has now been set for a February felony disposition docket, according to court records. Kayla...

A Vian man has been reported as missing by family members. Ryan Jordan, a U.S. Navy veteran, has been missing since January 6 and his family said they have desperately been trying to locate him. Jorda...

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma lawmaker says he hopes new House leadership will support a better outcome for his resurrected bill to display the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Rep. Jim Ols...

A pastor charged with a felony count of lewd or indecent proposals to a child under the age of 16 following allegations that were made against him in 2023 is now scheduled to go before a judge in Sequ...

If the Farmers’ Almanac is correct — the Almanac claims an accuracy rate of 80%-85%, but studies have shown it is closer to 50% — then Oklahoma and the south central region of the U.S. are in for peri...