Assistant Sallisaw School Superintendent Steve Barrett will officially take over the duties as superintendent beginning July 1 after the Sallisaw School Board took action on his employment Monday nigh...

The Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be on alert for scams due to several recent reports of citizens receiving calls about warrants, and the caller making cash or other demands...

The Sallisaw Police Department is growing. Not necessarily in terms of the number of employees and officers, but rather the size of the building, according to an amendment to the city’s remodel and ex...

Undeterred by the Sallisaw Planning Commission’s denial last week of a rezoning request that would have cleared the way for a proposed crisis treatment center in a north side residential neighborhood,...

Citing concerns about facility security, neighborhood safety, plummeting property values and possible future expansion of CREOKS Behavioral Health Services’ assessment and treatment programs, more tha...

Recently, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was officially sworn in as the 19th Senator for the State of Oklahoma. With his family by his side, Senator Mullin was administered the oath of office with th...

Commissioners favor plans for more space Representatives from the Sequoyah County Health Department approached the Sequoyah County Commissioners at their weekly meeting Tuesday to let them know they w...

Cherokee Nation tribal officials announced the planned demolition of the old Marble City School gymnasium, located on the main block of Marble City, at 9:30 a.m. today. The demolition will be a short ...

County hires new emergency management director The tornado sirens went off in Sallisaw on Monday night and according to reports, people in Sallisaw were scrambling to find shelter from the storm but t...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has named his former Chief of Staff, Todd Enlow, as Executive Director of Housing Programs. Enlow, of Tahlequah, will oversee the Housing Authority of ...

Seven Sequoyah County court cases involving multiple felony charges have been scheduled for a 9 a.m. March 23 jury trial sounding docket in Sequoyah County District Court, according to court records. ...

The Sallisaw Police Department will be conducting speed and traffic enforcement in the the school zones from Jan. 4 to Jan. 11.

Haggard set for Wednesday felony disposition docket A Sallisaw man is scheduled for a Wednesday felony disposition docket in Sequoyah County District Court after being charged last month with felony b...

VIAN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Mulberry girls edge Lady Wolverines The Vian boys’ basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Bill Frye Invitational Tournament Wednesday afternoon inside the Mansfi...

An inmate who swallowed a razor blade while in custody of the Sequoyah County Jail may end up costing the county over $200,000 in hospital bills, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane Jr. In...

Oklahoma State Parks are offering free guided hikes at many sites on Sunday to promote healthy lifestyles in the New Year. These events are part of America’s State Parks First Day Hikes program and th...

This Week in County History — Sequoyah County Times, Jan. 8, 1998 From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago (From Jan. 4 and 8, 1998, issues of the Sequoyah County Times) –Officials of...

01/05 Sallisaw man charged with sexual abuse, rape Rusty J. Waters of Sallisaw has been charged with six counts of sexual crimes with at least four underage females from January 2012 to present. Water...