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...

Amid a particularly lengthy Sallisaw Board of City Commissioners agenda Monday, which included its share of “housekeeping” functions such as approving purchase orders, city ordinances and construction...

You see them at almost every turn. Food trucks, or mobile vendors, are usually the center of attention at community festivals, and have become permanent fixtures at Iola Avenue and Cedar Street as wel...

The Roland 3-on-3 basketball tournament will take place Saturday at the Roland Upper Elementary School Gym. There are three age divisions — fifthsixth grade, seventh-eighth grade and freshmen through ...

District Judge Jeffrey Payton on Thursday granted a change of venue motion in the Sequoyah County Board of County Commissioners’ Feb. 24 accusation for removal of County Assessor Brandy Dobbs, and set...

There were wagging tails, happy barks, and plenty of smiles at the Pocket Park last Saturday, as more than 250 attendees gathered for Sallisaw Main Street’s Pawsitive Pets Festival—an event dedicated ...

WARNER — Several local track athletes and relay teams did well in Tuesday’s Warner Invitational. Muldrow’s Teaguen Collins won the 100-meter dash (11.26 seconds) and the high jump (6-4), was runnerup ...

Numerous arrests have been made following a multi-agency operation to locate individuals suspected to be involved in sex trafficking, according to a press release issued on Wednesday by District 27 Di...

The names of those who took the majority of the vote in Tuesday’s election, winning a seat on their local school board, municipality or town, have been released by the Oklahoma State Election Board. T...

GRAVETTE, Ark. — The Sallisaw High School soccer teams finally returned to action Tuesday night, and did so in royal fashion. The Lady Diamonds blanked the Lady Lions 1-0, then the Black Diamonds tame...

An eighth rural water district has been approved for Sequoyah County. Sequoyah County Water Association, which serves customers in Vian and other areas, was happy operating as a water association and ...