Muldrow resident Kay Ross, aka “The Christmas Lady,” has been selected by the Muldrow Lions Club as this year’s parade marshal of the town’s annual Christmas parade. This year’s parade will take place...

The Roland Rangers went 21-6 last season, but did not get past the Class 3A Area Tournament consolation semifinals. The good news for veteran Roland boys coach Eddie Lewis is he has the majority of th...

Holiday traditions can be long-standing or just recently introduced. The beginnings for many can be traced back decades (maybe even centuries), involving several generations. Others may have just begu...

Most longtime Sallisaw residents recall the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street as the location for 75 years of a funeral home, first Moore then Sequoyah and ultimately Agent. But few are still ...

VERDIGRIS — Three Brushy Wrestling Club members earned medals at last Saturday’s Rumble on the River. Isaac Glover, wrestling in the age 8-and-younger division went undefeated to win the title, beatin...

Demolition of the former Agent Funeral Home, located at the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street adjacent to the Sequoyah County Courthouse, began Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the cons...

Is Sallisaw closer to choosing a new city manager? Maybe. Maybe not. Regardless, the search continues for a successor to Keith Skelton, who resigned as city manager in June. The latest indication that...

TAHLEQUAH — Several Vian Wrestling Club members won medals at last Saturday’s Tahlequah Open. Daxton Stewart won the championship at 80 pounds in the age 10-and-younger division after beating Viking W...

Sometimes it only takes one defensive stop to win a game, and that was certainly the case for the Sallisaw Black Diamonds in their Class 4A playoff opener against the Grove Ridgerunners Friday night a...

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 question about whether Sequoyah County should assess a 4% lodging tax on those who stay at airbnbs or motels in the county will not be answered in January 2025 as was previously proposed. At Tuesd...

ADA -- The Sallisaw Black Diamonds were trying to do something that hadn't been done in 11 years — win a district championship. Unfortunately, they will have to wait at least until next season to clai...

This Veterans Day, the nation celebrates those who have dedicated their lives to protecting the freedoms we hold dear, honoring not just the veterans themselves, but also the values of brotherhood, se...

As a lifelong resident, Sallisaw High School agriculture teacher Stephen Matthews knows Sallisaw’s best-kept secret. And he’s bursting at the seams to tell everyone. Actually, it’s two secrets in one,...

Just about everything went perfect for the Sallisaw Black Diamonds on Friday night as they stomped past the Stilwell Indians 63-14 in a District 4A-4 game at Perry F. Lattimore Stadium to celebrate Se...

Three felony cases have been scheduled for a Nov. 11 jury trial in Sequoyah County District Court, according to court records. Denver W. Rowell Denver W. Rowell, 23, was charged on July 31, 2023, with...

While early in-person voting has been going on in many states for more than a month, Oklahoma begins early voting today, which continues through Saturday, just six days before Election Day on Tuesday....

As we face our inevitable mortality, we wonder how we’ll be remembered. Will it be positive? Will our life have made a difference? For those who knew Judge John T. Cripps III who passed away Tuesday, ...

The Muldrow Board of Education accepted the resignation of school superintendent Leon Ashlock during a special meeting on Oct. 11, and then voted to hire former superintendent Roger Sharp as his repla...

The 2024 Sallisaw Fast-Pitch Softball Awards Banquet took place Oct. 16 at the Sallisaw High School cafeteria. Channing Wilson was named the Offensive Player of the Year, Sydney Weedon the Defensive P...