It has been observed that the best things in life are worth waiting for. Sallisaw officials are hoping the Highway 59 North project is one of the best things in life, because they’ve been waiting for ...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane and other authorities sent their own Valentine’s Day message this year to an alleged local drug trafficker, but the Sheriff said they weren’t met with flowers and ca...

The Sallisaw Municipal Authority has approved the purchase of property situated at the northwest corner of Quesenbury Avenue and Elm Street by conveying parts of the old railroad station grounds, and ...

After more than a decade on the drawing board, implementation of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program for the city’s electric and water meters and the distribution system has been given t...

The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved Senate Bill 1442. Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, authored the bill that extends the certification period for commercial poultry waste ap...

Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 7.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.75/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Prices in Oklahoma are 20.6...

Winners of the recent Muldrow Elementary School Spelling Bee were Lucye Rose in first place and Carter Moore second place. Rose and Moore will go on to compete in the Eastern Oklahoma State Spelling B...

Fifth-grade January Diamond Pride Students at Eastside Elementary are Carlee Bennett, Cannon Martens, McKinsey Braden, Kendon Pratt, America Rodriguez, Baron Noel and Brooke Washington.

Fourth-grade January Diamond Pride Students at Eastside Elementary are Adison Burton, Ava Rhoads, Haisley Ritter, Esmeralda Feregrino and Victoria Woods.

Third-grade Sallisaw Eastside Elementary School January Diamond Pride students were selected because they demonstrated the leadership habit “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” These stu...

Muldrow Elementary School third- and fourth-grade Spelling Bee finalists are Maddox Castillo, John Watts, Brooklyn Crossno, Zane Davis, Lucye Rose, Skylar Martin, Carter Moore, Elle Jai York and Lexi ...

Muldrow Middle School Spelling Bee finalists are Peighton Sanders, Aniston Moore, Kaden Winters, Kadyn Brignac, Jace Prewett, Jack Rhodes and Ashton Peterson.

Sallisaw Middle School Students of the Month for February were recently selected for the character trait: Respect. Sixth-grade honorees are Jett Wilson and Addison Holt.

Cherokee Nation Commerce Services is now offering entrepreneurial workshops, workspaces, and helpful resources for early-stage businesses through the Innovation Hub located in downtown Tahlequah. The ...

Sallisaw NOW Coalition staff Amy Pace, Micki Kimble, Heather Silva and Summer McGarrah recently attended the 2024 Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Youth Forum in Washington, D.C. Whil...

Vian Police Chief Mark Harkins reported on Saturday that officers with the Vian Police Department, along with Sequoyah County Sheriff deputies worked together conducting narcotic saturation patrols. H...

An Arkansas man who reportedly fired multiple shots at a Roland police officer last year and then fled on foot is now scheduled for a Feb. 28 felony disposition docket, according to court records. Den...

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) Transportation Division has downsized its motor vehicle fleet to the benefit of 16 other law enforcement agencies, departments and offices, including the Gore...

The Muldrow Board of Education accepted several resignations during their regular monthly board meeting on Feb. 12, including the resignation of school superintendent Clifta Fugett. According to meeti...

The Cherokee Nation is constructing 15 new cell towers in 16 rural Cherokee communities and creating a broadband Internet network to help bridge the digital divide where cell service and broadband inf...