Wendel D. Hughes, the former Sallisaw Police officer once at the center of one of Sequoyah County’s most unusual criminal cases, has received a full pardon more than a decade after pleading guilty to ...

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah (NHSS) has been selected to participate in the CMS Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program effective May 1, a federal initiative aimed at supporting healthca...

The Sallisaw Black Diamonds football team took the first step in preparation for the 2025 season from May 19-23 with its one week of spring practice and culminating with a two-day team camp on the fin...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The legislative session, which ended Friday, was a mixed bag for Gov. Kevin Stitt. He got his income tax cut, business courts and ban on cellphones in schools, prompting him to say Wed...

For much of the past nine months, the Sequoyah County Commissioners have expressed their confidence in and expectations for success from County Assessor Brandy Dobbs. “We want you to have what you nee...

TULSA — Six members of the River Valley Freestyle Academy placed at the 2025 Oklahoma United States Wrestling State Championship Tournament, which took place Saturday at Arvest Convention Center. Thre...

Amy Rodriguez and Emma Buchanan have come to study and help the local community. They are partnered with the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Rural Scholar program, in which they stay in Sallisaw while...

A measure protecting Oklahoma's children and clarifying Oklahoma's 'Romeo and Juliet' law has been sent to the governor's desk. House Bill 1003, authored by Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, increases the age...

Everything just seemed to make it the right decision to make for Vian assistant football and baseball coach Jaykob Taylor. In the end, Taylor accepted the position of coaching the Vian Lady Wolverines...

NORMAN – No. 2 Oklahoma (48-7) softball belted four home runs and posted another run-rule win with a 12-1 victory over California (37-21) Sunday, May 18, at Love's Field. A crowd of 4,075 watched the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — In what appeared to be a campaign stump speech in all but name only, state Superintendent Ryan Walters called to eliminate Oklahoma’s income tax and property tax and said the state sho...

What was initially expected to be named simply the McGee Dog Park will now be named in memory of an 11-year-old Sallisaw Middle School student who recently died in a traffic accident involving the chu...

Sallisaw’s annual Diamond Daze festival has undergone many changes in its 19 years. Among the most popular additions are the Diamond Daze pageants. Miss Diamond Daze was crowned Saturday as the climax...

By the time the 21st witness for state prosecutors concluded two days of often-damning and sometimes emotional testimony in the Stacy Lee Drake capital murder preliminary hearing at Sequoyah County Di...

In the wake of Wednesday’s tornado warnings for Sequoyah County and one of the wettest Aprils on record, mostly sunny skies and near-perfect temperatures are expected for this weekend’s 19th Diamond D...

An Arkansas man was killed early Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 40, about two miles east of Muldrow, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The fatal collision occurred at arou...

PARK HILL — The Sallisaw High School track teams put an exclamation point on the regular season by sweeping the team championships at Tuesday’s Keys Invitational. On the girls’ side, the Lady Diamonds...

As far as Marty Green is concerned, if people can’t find something to their liking on May 2-3 in downtown Sallisaw, they’re just not trying. “You name it,” the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce executive d...

Friday, May 2 11 a.m. Main Street Indian tacos 5 p.m. Street games, Stage Park 6 p.m. Ted Capps Band, Pocket Park 7:30 p.m. Singo, Stage Park 8:30 p.m. Kanton Teen & the Penny Pickers, Pocket Park Sat...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former Roland Rangers pitcher Carson Wiggins got to see some action for Arkansas in the two-day midweek home series against Arkansas-Little Rock at Baum-Walker Stadium. In Tuesday...