The city of Sallisaw has introduced its newest "employee," Big Mike, who has been "hired" in honor of the spooky season. If you spot Big Mike out reading meters, feel free to grab a selfie or take a p...

The Boys and Girls Club of Sequoyah County will hold an ACP Sign-Up Party at 6 p.m. Oct. 4, at the Boys and Girls Club in Sallisaw at 208 S. Main St. Attendees will receive a free tablet and free mont...

Liberty Elementary School and Eastside Elementary in Sallisaw, along with Vian Public Schools, will be participating in the National Walk & Roll to School Day. Liberty and Eastside’s event will be hel...

Thanks for your help, Mom. Brooke Scoggins helped Morgan Scoggins paint a fall tree during story time at Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library on Sept. 26.

Autumn is on display in downtown Sallisaw as merchants and businesses prepare for the season's approaching chilly temperatures and harvest colors.

As the nursery rhyme tells us, there was a little piggy that went to market, there was one that stayed home, one that had roast beef (which seems odd) and one that had none (which doesn’t seem odd), a...

For George Christopher Brown, a former student at Muldrow who was bullied, it’s been a case of hurry up and wait. It’s been seven years since Brown, then a senior at Muldrow High School, endured bully...

After Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent appointment of former Cherokee Nation tribal councilor Wes Nofire as the state Native American liaison, leaders from the five tribes did not waste time passing...

After reviewing metric conversions and learning about dimensional analysis, members of Mrs. Cole’s Physical Science class at Roland were able to use their new skill to convert a fudge recipe into meas...

The Roland Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Interstate 40 on Sept. 14. Two women were reportedly in the vehicle, with one of them being eight months pregnant. Firefighters responded quic...

A Vian Pie Auction, to support Vian High School football, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. at the high school cafetorium. There will also be a barbeque dinner at 6 p.m. with pork loin, two s...

Jathan Brockman, a senior at Vian, recently received the 2023 College Board National Rural and Small Town Recognition. Brockman earned this honor for his academic excellence and outstanding PSAT score...

The Sallisaw VFW is having a flag retirement ceremony beginning at noon on Saturday, Sept 30. This is a family-friendly event, and the public is invited to attend. There will be a food vendor, a hot d...

The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans, which includes one from Muldrow, with the Medal of Patriotism during the September meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. George Robert Day of Muldr...

The Vian Board of Trustees voted to table an agreement between the town and MC Nutrition Services during their regular monthly meeting on Sept. 18. The agenda item was also tabled during July and Augu...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Gene D. Fleet, 53, of Vian, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for possession with intent to distribu...

Vian High School’s graduating class of 1978 is planning their 45-year class reunion for Oct. 14, from 4 to 10 p.m. with a reunion dinner and fun-filled evening. The class will also be raffling off bas...

The Vian Police Department would like to make a few announcements regarding Friday night football games. Vian Police Chief Mark Harkins said school administrators are asking them to remind parents and...

Connors State College is happy to announce that this year the institution has had its highest enrollment totals since prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Connors State College, like many colleges and univ...

The Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes Foundation will co-host a virtual zoom conference on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10...