Ongoing renovations to the Central High School Gym have hit another unexpected delay, according to Central Public Schools Superintendent David Eads, who announced the delay in a district-wide newslett...

There was a time when prescribed fire practices — a planned, controlled application of fire to reduce wildfire risk, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystems — were common in eastern Oklahoma. ...

Christmas isn’t until Dec. 25, but for three local rodeo cowboys, it’s coming much sooner. Sallisaw cowboy Chance Howard and Muldrow rodeo cowboy brothers Tilden and Toren Gates, who also wrestle with...

From childhood through college — and sometimes even beyond — there’s often a struggle as people try to determine what they want to do when they grow up. That was not the case for Julie Klineline. She ...

You’ll forgive Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marty Green this time of year if he channels his inner Clement C. Moore. For the next month, Green may not have visions of sugar plums da...

The Sallisaw Black Diamonds baseball team currently is taking orders for Thanksgiving hams as a fundraiser. The hams, which weigh eight to 10 pounds and already will be smoked and ready to eat, cost $...

If you were among those who received a letter last week from the City of Sallisaw regarding possible lead in the city’s water service line pipes, the second sentence of the letter — in which the first...

In depths of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, many Oklahomans existed on almost nothing. High unemployment, bank failures and farms that dried up and blew away were daily reminders for Okies of...

Temperatures have remained warm this fall, meaning many snakes may still be active as hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts take to the field. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (OWDC) c...

Before the Sears & Roebuck Christmas Wish Book ceased publication in 2011, Sallisaw Ward 3 Commissioner Julian Mendiola undoubtedly saw something that he would surely only be able to dream about. But ...

If you ask Becky Partain where she learned the value of hard work, she won’t point to a classroom or a corporate office—she’ll point to the racetrack where she grew up. Her parents trained and raised ...

As temperatures begin to drop, the fall fishing season heats up. In October, both threadfin and gizzard shad start migrating toward shallow water, and their predators are never far behind. For anglers...

When the lowest bid for construction of the new Sequoyah County Courthouse annex came in at $4 million — about twice as much as county commissioners had anticipated — it sent shockwaves through the co...

Those who know Bethia Owens will surely find it hard to imagine her retirement the way she anticipates her golden years. While she’s surely earned the enjoyable pursuits and fulfillment of leisurefill...

We’re told that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. But for some in Sallisaw, higher utility bills may also be a certainty, at least according to several who have taken to social med...

The Cherokee Nation is preparing for the fall hunting season with its first Conservation Officer and the recent completion of a new Sequoyah Hunting Preserve building to serve tribal citizens. Cheroke...

Crews are still picking up the pieces from Tuesday’s sudden storm that tore the roof off the hospital, snapped tree limbs, toppled utility poles and paralyzed much of Sallisaw and parts of Sequoyah Co...

It is often observed financially that there’s too frequently more month than there is money. If expected budgetary needs submitted by Sequoyah County governmental departments for the 2025-26 fiscal ye...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma State University owes its long-time football coach as much as $15 million after cutting ties with him, according to his renegotiated contract. OSU Athletic Director Chad Weibe...

Waiting, Tom Petty told us, is the hardest part. Therefore, the past seven months, along with the next six to eight months, are undoubtedly the hardest for Sequoyah County Assessor Brandy Dobbs as she...