A personal injury collision that occurred in Muskogee County around 11:24 a.m. Saturday has left one driver hospitalized and another unharmed. According to an accident report filed by Trooper David Fr...

A Muldrow woman is facing a felony charge of child neglect after allegedly failing to protect a minor child from sexual abuse. Elizabeth Morain, 30, was formally charged on August 2 in Sequoyah County...

Southeastern Oklahoma is home to many native animals, including foxes, armadillos, bobcats and even the occasional wild boar or hog. But in recent months, there has been a surge in black bear sighting...

Gene Blankenship of Gore lives a life like so many other Oklahomans. His wife, Stacy, is a devoted helpmeet. They have four children — Addyson, 18; He’ll be the first to tell you “there are thousands ...

The town of Gore’s 21st annual Cruise Night, Car Show and Burnout competition will be held from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in downtown Gore. Dubbed “Oklahoma’s biggest, baddest 2-lane cruise eve...

When Charlie Hibbard of Marble City met his wife, Tamara, in 2001, the native Californian, said it did not take long to figure out what his life would be like if the two were married. Hibbard, 72, a r...

Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library is hosting an art show by local artist Patricia Wood, beginning today through Sept. 13. The library is hosting a reception at 1 p.m. Wednesday to honor the lifetime work...

A Sallisaw man scheduled to go before District Judge Jeffrey Payton in Sequoyah County District Court in October is facing an additional charge of child sexual abuse and first degree rape, according t...

Sallisaw Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire Saturday afternoon, which caused an elderly couple to lose everything they had, according to the neighbor reporting the fire. Steve Padgett, as...

When elected officials agree to serve, they should expect to be held accountable by their constituents. That’s what Paula Tyler, a local concerned Christian, is doing. And will continue to do. But she...

A Poteau man is charged with felony indecent exposure and a misdemeanor count of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs after it was reported he was wearing women’s underwear and a...

In recent weeks, residents of Roland and Muldrow have noticed a growing issue that is not only unsightly, but also a potential fire threat: overgrown ditches. Local ordinances stipulate that grass and...

With a cold front forecast to hit Sequoyah County by Monday, is it time to review the highway signs that caution “bridge ices before road”? Probably not. Because, although local weather forecasters sa...

Adjustments to various utility rates, sanitation and landfill fees for Sallisaw go into effect Sept. 1. The increases were recently approved by city commissioners. A summary of some of the adjustments...

Black Diamonds open season at 8 p.m. tonight at home against Stigler New Sallisaw football coach, and Sequoyah County raised, Brandon Tyler told those in attendance Wednesday at the Sallisaw Chamber o...

A Roland woman charged in Sequoyah County District Court with the unpremeditated death of her 2-month-old infant, by allegedly co-sleeping with the infant and exposing it to methamphetamine, has been ...

Progress continues on the $10 million structure in Marble City as workers from MASKA Builders apply standing seams and a roof to the building which will house a gym, food pantry, meeting area and spac...

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...