After years spent on the road and across the midwest, a local outdoorsman has returned home with a one-of-a-kind business designed to preserve hunting, fishing and family memories in a way few have ev...

About a quarter of a century or so ago, cheerleading was being done mostly by females. Now that we’re in the new millennium, it’s become just as normal to see males cheerleading as females, and Roland...

For Todd Harris, he’s hoping the third time is the proverbial charm. So are the Sequoyah County Commissioners. After declining two opportunities in as many years to pursue the position of director for...

Social media is rampant with posts documenting blowback against Rep. Josh Brecheen that occurred at town hall meetings early this week in Bartlesville, Muskogee, Pryor and Tahlequah, contentious confr...

For each of the last two seasons, the Sallisaw Black Diamonds have been a Class 4A playoff team, but not a district champion nor a state champion. The Black Diamonds have their eye set on both of thos...

Oklahoma winters may be unpredictable, but one thing is certain: every snowstorm deserves a snowplow with a personality. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is inviting K‑12 students stat...

Mention those who are among the first residents at the Sallisaw Veterans Center, and most probably think of quiet, reflective days relaxing in a recliner, reading a book, possibly making new acquainta...

In the District 4A-6 fast-pitch softball game between the visiting Muldrow Lady Bulldogs and the host Sallisaw Lady Diamonds on Tuesday evening at Sallisaw High School’s “Turf of Dreams,” it came down...

There’s a prevailing rule of thumb when it comes to men who wear earrings: Left is right and right is wrong. But if you’re among the 10% to 13% of Americans who are left-handed, you’d be inclined to b...

A probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday in Sequoyah County District Court has released details of a deadly high-speed crash that happened early Sunday morning, which left a Florida man dead and a Sal...

As high school football practice for the 2025 season gets underway on Monday, the local coaches have a lot of things they would like to see their players get done during the first week, which will see...

Hot-button issues, especially those involving money, get people talking. After Monday’s weekly meeting of the Sequoyah County Commissioners, people were talking. The commissioners touched on several a...

While there’s a generation gap when it comes to rotary-dial landline telephones and digital or even voice-activated cellphones, telephone numbers have been part of our lives since Alexander Graham Bel...

The Sallisaw Lions Club puts in basically a full 12 months each year to get its annual rodeo, this year being the 81st installment of the annual event, ready to come out of the chutes. “The Saturday o...

There’s the unimaginable that no one wants to imagine. What would you do if your house burned down? What if a tornado demolished your house? What if your house was engulfed by something like the Texas...

In May 2024 when emotions were running high at the height of the community fervor about changing Sallisaw’s animal ordinance, Ward 3 City Commissioner Julian Mendiola acknowledged that a committee ass...

Gore’s Board of Trustees voted to vacate the town’s Ward 5 trustee during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night after discovering Ward 5 Trustee Gideon Miller’s residence was not in town limi...

When you’re a kid and there’s snow on the ground and school’s called off, the frozen kingdom you survey is a winter wonderland. Likewise, adults who are able to stay home — maybe in front of a warm fi...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A pair of Razorback newcomers established world-leading times with a pair of victories Friday during the Arkansas Invitational. Sophomore transfer Sanu Jallow became the third fas...

Actions often speak louder than words. In Frank Sullivan Jr.’s case, his words and his deeds go hand in hand. “I love and appreciate my city, and this gift is a declaration of my appreciation for thei...