It’s been 120 years since Emma Youngblood Montgomery (nee Benge) donated five acres from her Indian allotment for the establishment in 1904 of a cemetery in what was then the thriving community of Lon...

Muldrow Public Schools Superintendent Leon Ashlock was reportedly arrested Tuesday afternoon and booked into the Tulsa County jail on charges of driving under the influence and transporting an open co...

Sometimes a word like “bittersweet” is what most seniors use to describe their final seasons in their respective sport. However, determination may be the best word Central Tigers senior cornerback Aid...

There was a birthday milestone celebrated Tuesday that received a lot of attention: The 100th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter. But if you were at NHS Sequoyah, another birthday was celebrate...

The Sequoyah County Water Association (SCWA) at its regular monthly meeting on Aug. 27, voted to increase water rates to its customers. The board of directors reviewed several proposals before making ...

SPIRO — Sallisaw’s Sama Salinas and Roland’s Molly Carver were the individual winners in last Tuesday’s Spiro Invitational, which took place at old Spiro Lake. Salinas beat Roland’s Landon Killer for ...

The downtown Sallisaw pocket park at Cherokee Avenue and Oak Street is transitioning into autumn with pumpkins, gourds, sweet potato plants, mums and hanging baskets. “This is a Main Street project th...

A high-speed motorcycle chase that occurred in Sallisaw on Sept. 3 ended with a crash and an arrest, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Sequoyah County District Court. Sequoyah County Sh...

Last week’s road game for the Sallisaw Black Diamonds at Eufaula seemed like it wasn’t going to ever get here for senior running back/linebacker Rowdy Ward since the contest was the first in two weeks...

Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, will be a memorable night for the Gans Grizzlies. The Grizzlies made it a happy homecoming with a 30-18 victory over the Midway Chargers on Friday night at Grizzly Field. “It w...

A Vian man who reportedly walked away from an inmate halfway house in Ponca City was captured Wednesday by Sequoyah County Sheriff’s deputies. Lester Hampton, 62, who is serving a 10-year sentence for...

Opening of the new QuikTrip in Sallisaw is forecast to be about five months from now, according to those following the swift construction of the business at I-40 and U.S. 59. When city commissioners a...

There may have been some anxious Vian football fans after their Wolverines trailed 14-0 to the Kiefer Trojans after the first quarter in Friday night’s home opener at St. John Stadium. Then, came the ...

Regan Killackey was goofing around with his son and daughter in a party supply store in September 2019, snapping photos. His daughter put on a mask of Donald Trump. His son held up a silver plastic sw...

The cost of utilities — electricity, water and sewer services — is going up in Sallisaw after city commissioners approved the rate increases, cost-of-living hikes for residential, commercial and indus...

It sure looked like the Gore Pirates might have pulled one out of the fire in their home football opener of the season against the Keys Cougars on Friday night at K.G. Horn Stadium. The problem was th...

The Sallisaw Police Department is continuing to investigate what was originally filed as a missing person case involving a 17-year-old juvenile. Selena R. Frank was reported missing on Monday at about...

Benjamin Franklin has observed that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. For municipalities, in general, and Sallisaw, in particular, tax revenues can be quite lucrative, which reflects o...

The hopes and dreams — even the rampant rumors and speculation — are true about what’s coming to the construction site on South Kerr Boulevard across from Braum’s and Mazzio’s. KMAC Enterprises, the c...

Voters passed a bond initiative on Tuesday that came without any additional tax liability for the Gore Public School District. Voters passed the measure with 66.67% of the vote, with 344 people voting...