Just Folks Allen Lee of Sallisaw comes from a long line of people who have owned businesses in Sallisaw. Lee, 35, however, enjoys spending time with his family which led him to give up his job doing p...

Sallisaw Mayor Ernie Martens this week signed three proclamations declaring National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, Vaping Awareness Month and Alcohol Awareness Month in Sallisaw. On hand for the signin...

Brushy School Superintendent Jared Armer said someone wrote graffiti on the school’s storm shelter and the incident is currently under investigation. Armer, who has served as superintendent of the sch...

A Dallas, Texas man who shot two others on Interstate-40 near Vian in July 2021 is scheduled for a 9 a.m. March 23 jury trial sounding docket, according to Sequoyah County court records. Lee B. King, ...

Three people were transported Sunday afternoon following a collision on US-64 and 4570 Road, about four miles west of Sallisaw, according to an accident report issued by Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP)....

A Sallisaw man who was originally charged in 2021 with three felony counts of child sexual abuse, one felony count of rape first degree by instrumentation, and two felony counts of rape, first degree,...

A Roland man who was charged in May 2022 with murder in the first degree-felony murder of a Vian man is set to appear before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters on March 22, according to Sequoyah Cou...

The Roland Board of Education met on March 13 where they discussed and voted on several employment issues. The board accepted the resignations of Ag teacher and FFA advisor Myron Lockwood, Special Edu...

The Sallisaw Police Department will be conducting speed and traffic enforcement in the areas of all school zones and surrounding areas from March 22 to 29.

With the recent upheaval at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs with the firing of embattled Executive Director Joel Kintsel amid his claims of an illegitimate veterans commission, there may b...

Governmental accounting can be difficult. While Robin Haggard and her finance department for the city of Sallisaw know their way around a balance sheet and are well-versed in debits, credits, accruals...

The Sallisaw Municipal Authority (SMA) at its Monday meeting approved spending $251,089.89 for the purchase of transformers and other materials for development of Lee Creek Estates, a residential subd...

The Sequoyah County CCR/SART (Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Response Team) will hold its annual Sexual Assault Awareness Glow Stick Walk on April 3. The event will start at 7:30 p.m. at the pavilio...

Just Folks Chris Sheridan of the Brushy community says the best thing about living in Sequoyah County are the people, even those he supervises daily as the Sequoyah County Inmate Work Crew supervisor....

Sequoyah County voters will go to the polls to decide who will represent area schools and towns in the Board of Education General Election and Municipal General Election, set for Tuesday, April 4. In ...

A Sallisaw church is blessing others by providing a blessing box for members of the community who may need it. Pastor Dianah Gourley said some male members of the First Presbyterian church, which incl...

If you’re not familiar with Josh Brecheen, he wants to change that. That’s why he’s barnstorming through Oklahoma’s 2nd congressional district this week hosting town hall meetings — five on Monday, in...

Sequoyah County Assessor Brandy Dobbs said Monday over 9,000 letters were sent out last week to property owners in Sequoyah County notifying them of property value increases based on cost tables provi...

The day has come for the Sallisaw Youth League’s requests to be granted. After several years of asking the city for covers on the dugouts at the Sallisaw Sports Complex, this is the year it happens. T...

The fentanyl crisis continues to have a significant impact on communities throughout the nation, and Sallisaw is committed to providing awareness campaigns, training and naloxone distribution, while a...