A year ago, the Oklahoma Department of Education’s Office of Accountability released school report cards for public schools in Oklahoma for the 2021-22 school year. Of the 25 Sequoyah County schools, ...

Muldrow Lady Bulldogs senior golfer Claire Tabor is indeed in rarified air as she was just one of few athletes to have accomplished a four-peat when it comes to being a state qualifier. Tabor was the ...

While vendors that choke downtown Sallisaw streets might generate the most excitement during the annual Diamond Daze festival, the free entertainment isn’t far behind. Music is a festival highlight, a...

A Sallisaw man who led authorities on two different pursuits and struck an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper unit is now in custody, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane. Lane said multiple a...

POTEAU — The Sallisaw Lady Diamonds golf team was runner-up in the Poteau Girls Invitational, which took place last Friday at Choctaw Country Club. Sallisaw’s Avery Haywood won the tournament with an ...

First-year Sallisaw Main Street president Lance Montgomery admits that when it comes to the myriad details associated with hosting and sponsoring the Hot-Pickin’, Finger-Lickin’ Barbecue Cook Off, he ...

Sallisaw City Commissioners are considering changes in city ordinances related to pets. The proposed changes were presented for review at the commissioners’ monthly meeting on Monday. Among the change...

HEAVENER — The Sallisaw High School soccer teams picked up a pair of road district wins on the same night for the first time in the three-year history of the program as they each defeated the Heavener...

A pastor has been charged with a felony count of lewd or indecent proposals to a child under the age of 16 in Sequoyah County District Court following allegations that were made against him in 2023. J...

Sallisaw wrestling coach Mark Smith will be the first to tell you his wrestlers make high school coaching look easy. To illustrate that, the third-year coach brought three Black Diamond wrestlers — al...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday found that lawmakers were well within their rights to extend tribal car tags and tobacco compacts for a year in an effort to give the governor and...

The U.S. 59 bridge south of Sallisaw over the Arkansas River at Kerr Reservoir in extreme northern LeFlore County is now reopen after being struck earlier Saturday by a barge. The collision, witnessed...

The Sallisaw Board of Education convened for a special meeting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, where the board unanimously voted to hire a new Eastside Elementary principal. The proceedings commenced with a mo...

The Muldrow Lady Bulldogs golf team finished fourth as a team in Monday’s Keys Jimmy Houston Girls Invitational, which took place at Cherokee Hills Golf Course in Tahlequah. Their team score was 430. ...

With the inaugural year under his belt, Red Autumn founder and organizer Lance Montgomery is optimistic for an even bigger, more successful second year in 2024. “Last year was a success in terms of a ...

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...