The first neighborhood association in Sallisaw history, founded by Ward 4 residents, held its first meeting on March 18 at Simple Simon’s Pizza. The neighborhood association enables residents to learn...

The Muldrow Lady Bulldogs slowpitch softball team will try once more Monday to get their 2024 season underway. After having their first two games rained out at the end of last week, the Lady Bulldogs,...

If you’re one of those impatient with what you believe to be the lethargic pace of Sallisaw’s business and residential growth, to be quite frank, Mayor Ernie Martens doesn’t want to hear about it. Bec...

NORMAN — The Oklahoma Sooners baseball team opened its final season in the Big 12 in fine fashion with a threegame home weekend series sweep of Central Florida at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The Sooners sw...

Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, received overwhelming approval for his legislation to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18. Senate Bill 615 aims to protect minors from predation by giving them tw...

Polly Tyler is tireless and, with the backing of American Stewards of Liberty, has learned effective campaigning as she lobbies commissioners from counties across the state with claims that federal co...

A Monday evening roll-over collision near Roland reportedly claimed the life of a Durant man after he was ejected from his vehicle and then ran over by an unknown motorist. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Tro...

Now that we’re in the first full week of March, high school baseball now is in full swing. While some teams started the season last week or this past weekend, most everyone else is starting up this we...

Sample ballots are now available for the March 5 Presidential Preferential Primary election. Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/election...

The administrator of the estate of Heather D. Glasgow, a Poteau woman who died during her first solo skydive at Sallisaw Municipal Airport on Feb. 18, 2023, has filed a civil suit in excess of $75,000...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas indoor track teams swept the Southeastern Conference Championships, which took place last weekend at Randal Tyson Track Center. Winning conference title...

A wink appears to be as good as a nod for state legislators who have all but given carte blanche to poultry producers when it comes to protecting — or not — the state’s clean water, scenic rivers and ...

What!? I can’t vote!!? It’s not something voters expect to hear in a democracy, in the United States. But does such a realization on Election Day at the local precinct actually occur? Rarely. Very rar...

TULSA — Temira Poindexter’s game-high 30 points led Tulsa to an 84-72 win over Alabama-Birmingham on Wednesday night in front of 1,058 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Tulsa improved to 19-8 ove...

When it comes to setting the firefighter training bar on the highest rung, you’re not going to convince Heath Orabanec that Sequoyah County takes a back seat to any other training regimen. “This count...

Sallisaw City Commissioners have approved a resolution authorizing settlement of a lawsuit brought by Charles Watie in the March 2019 shooting death of Shawn Watie by Sallisaw police officers Coty Bil...

CHICAGO — The University of Oklahoma men’s and women’s indoor track teams closed the Windy City Invite at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track and Field Center on Saturday night. The two-day meet saw five Soo...

ENID — The dream of a perfect wrestling season and a dual state championship ended one dual shy for the Sallisaw Black Diamonds. The Black Diamonds, who opened Friday’s Class 4a Dual State Tournament ...

The Sallisaw Planning Commission at its Tuesday monthly meeting approved the first steps clearing the way for the construction of a new QuikTrip, but sent Josh Bailey back to the drawing board for mod...

A Muldrow woman and an Arkansas woman were reportedly arrested just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday for trying to rescue an injured female dog and it’s puppies in Franklin County, Ark., according to a Faceboo...