TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed a Council resolution Tuesday supporting compact discussions with Indian Health Service over the tribe’s effort to assume operations ...

09/16/2024 09/22/2024 During the week of September 16-22, 2024, Sequoyah County law enforcement tended to 16 animal calls, 143 traffic stops, and numerous medical and domestic calls according to polic...

25 Years Ago —The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently released costs for improvements to U.S. Highway 59 south of Interstate 40, along with tentative bid dates. The new Arkansas Rive...

It’s been two weeks since the Gore Pirates took to the football field, which was a road victory over the Chouteau-Mazie Wildcats on Sept. 13. For starters, the two weeks off has allowed the Pirates to...

CHECOTAH — The fast-pitch softball season was still going as of Thursday morning for the Central Lady Tigers in the Class 2A Regional Tournament. After rain made Day 1 action get moved from Wister to ...

This Monday morning we had 14 in attendance. Our best weight loss was from Donna with a loss of 2.7 pounds. Great job, Donna! Our Two Bit Bowl contest drew out Machell’s name but she had a slight gain...

When the Sallisaw Lady Diamonds and the Muldrow Lady Bulldogs had their District 4A-6 rematch Tuesday evening in Muldrow, it was a battle to claim seventh place in the district. The Lady Bulldogs aven...

Clutter bugs the daylights out of me, and I think it does most people. Our biggest problem is that we think it will take a week to do away with one little thing of clutter. We may not have a week to s...

The real season, you might say, has now arrived — that being district play for the 11-man teams in Classes 4A, 3A, 2A and A. Sallisaw will begin District 4A-4 play tonight with a road game in Muskogee...

WISTER — The Muldrow Lady Bulldogs were runnersup and the Roland Lady Rangers were third at Monday’s Wister Invitational cross country meet. The Lady Bulldogs were second with 46 points, with the Lady...

After having a bye on Sept. 13 after winning each of their first two ball games, the Sallisaw Black Diamonds returned to action and picked up right where they left off with a road victory over the Euf...

It will be a battle of Tigers as Central’s Tigers will begin play in its new district, District AI-3, at 7 tonight on the road against Wewoka’s Tigers. Central (1-2) got its first win on Sept. 19 with...

There is no activity more thought-provoking than reading. I’ve recently read Erik Larsen’s The Demon of Unrest. It is a marvelous account of 1861and the days preceding the Civil War. This history cris...

Roland Public Schools’ Board of Education held a special meeting on Sept. 18 where they approved policies and plans, along with the school’s estimate of needs. The board convened at 11 a.m. where they...

EUFAULA: Sept. 20. Elevation is three feet below normal and falling. The water temperature is 80 degrees and murky. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, lipless ba...

Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library will be hosting a Baby/Toddler Fair from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 12. In addition to a baby crawl and toddler race, newborn screenings will be given and local...

Put yourself in Gans senior running back Taeshawn Achan’s shoes. Last year, he missed most of the season with an injury. “I injured my shoulder — it was messed up,” Achan said. “I messed up my wrist i...

The parade The homecoming parade begins at 1 p.m., and is closed to school activities only. Special permission is given to the Sallisaw Youth League football and cheer teams. Parade line up begins at ...

The town of Roland’s Animal Control Supervisor, Kayla Barnes, 32, of Alma, Ark., has been charged with felony animal cruelty after a husky was reportedly discovered dead in a town facility. A warrant ...

No one said serving as a volunteer firefighter is easy. They put their lives on hold and miss family functions, holidays, ball practices and doctors’ appointments. They continuously put themselves in ...