In the more than 45 years since I got into the newspaper business, youd think Id be beyond the point of being surprised. Yet when I learned that the family of newspapers which includes the Cleveland A...

Since my start at USDA Rural Development, I have made it a priority to support critical investments with our 39 Tribal partners across Oklahoma. I’m a firm believer that when fully embrace the rich he...

As we enter the state quarterfinals of postseason high school football, there are just two teams left — the Sallisaw Black Diamonds in Class 4A and the Vian Wolverines in Class 2A, Division II. Both t...

Managing diabetes can feel overwhelming, but 36 attendees of the recent Defeat Your Diabetes program left empowered with practical tools and knowledge to take control of their health. Held on November...

Nov. 23-24 Merchants’ Christmas Open House Sallisaw merchants offer festive holiday sales, complimentary refreshments and new items for Christmas. Nov. 27 Community Thanksgiving Dinner Celebrate the s...

TULSA — The Oral Roberts University women’s basketball team picked up its second straight Mayor’s Cup win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since 2017, after the Go...

November of a Presidential election year seems to get me thinking about winning and losing. Well, Presidential election years and high school football playoffs. Over the years much has been written ab...

Nov. 19, 2024 Marriage Licenses Issued Darrell Phelan, 59, Muldrow; Melissa Moses, 53, Van Buren. Caleb King, 22, Ft. Smith; Makayla Moreland, 22, Ft. Smith. Forest Ross, 29, Vian; Brett Rouse, 28, Vi...

As far back as he could remember, Muskogee’s Blake Capps had a dream of one day becoming a professional bass fisherman. Now, that dream is a reality. Setting in fourth place going into the final day, ...

The Sallisaw Black Diamonds will look to do something no one has this season, hand the top-ranked Elgin Owls a loss tonight in the Class 4A state quarterfinals. “We’re very anxious,” Sallisaw senior p...

The first recorded Thanksgiving came about in the early 1600s shortly after the landing of English colonists at Plymouth, Massachusetts. These colonists were the Pilgrims, also known as separatists. T...

John Musselman is writing his own version of “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” It was Monday while he was at his home on East Taylor Drive, that not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. That is until...

An Arkansas man who reportedly fired multiple shots at a Roland police officer last year and then fled on foot has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to a press release issued by District...

Matthew McGrew, 17, of Sallisaw has been bringing in gloves, mittens, hats and other items for Your TIMES’ Giving Tree for the past nine years, making it a holiday tradition. Matthew made his first do...

Downtown Sallisaw will light up the holiday season at 6 p.m. Thursday on the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library lawn when the city's Christmas tree is lit. There will be refreshments, and youngsters can g...

For 24 years, Broadway Joe’s cafe in Muldrow has hosted a free annual Thanksgiving meal in honor of their matriarch, the late Pauline Morgan. Cafe owners Joe and Marina Morgan are keeping Pauline’s tr...

About 7,000 identified rare diseases impact approximately 1 in 10 Oklahomans. The Cherokee Nation’s first Rare Disease Summit on Nov. 21 marks a crucial step toward addressing the too often overlooked...

The Board of Education of Belfonte Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 2 seat on the Belfonte Board of Educa...

Gans FFA recently had members compete in the Muskogee Regional Wildlife CDE competition held at Vian Agricultural Education Center. Gans placed third overall in the Senior Division. Members on the tea...

Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.50/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Prices in Oklahoma are 18.8...