The Biden Administration’s Department of Energy is scrapping an 18-mile-wide electric transmission corridor proposed to span Oklahoma, just one day after Attorney General Gentner Drummond and incoming...

The 2024-25 wrestling season got underway for the Vian Wolverines as they had back-to-back home duals against county rival Gore on Thursday night and against Checotah on Friday night at B.J. Traw Gymn...

Greyson Phillips has been selected as the November Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Roland Unit. Phillips is the son of Lorie and Mike Phillips. He was selected because he...

Zoey Webb has been selected as the November Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Brushy Unit. Webb is the granddaughter of LaDonna Meadows. She was selected because she is so ...

Enrollment for Quit the Hit, a free Instagrambased cessation support program, is now open. The program, funded in Oklahoma by the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is designed for teens and y...

TAHLEQUAH — Several Sallisaw Lady Diamonds wrestlers did well at last week’s Tahlequah Tournament. In the junior high division, Destiny Clarke at 102 pounds and Elecktra Locust at 180 pounds were cham...

At their regular monthly meeting on Dec. 9, the Gore Board of Education made several significant decisions impacting the district’s upcoming projects and staffing for the 2024-25 school year. The meet...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in ...

Vian Assembly Of God church will host a free food drive beginning at 5 p.m. today at the church. There will be bags of food with all kinds of goodies, including chicken nuggets, bread, potatoes, chips...

Every month SWAT participates in a one hour Peer Mentoring class where they learn how to stand up for their peers with disabilities. Today, Brushy and Moffett SWAT traveled to Carl Albert State Colleg...

SOURCE GASBUDDY DECEMBER 16, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 2.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.44/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Okl...

The Central Lady Tigers came up short in the title game of the 2024 Gore Tournament, losing 54-52 to Oktaha in the tournament finals Saturday night at Gore Event Center. The Lady Tigers reached the ti...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma State fell 80-65 to No. 13 Oklahoma on Saturday night at Paycom Center in the 250th men’s basketball edition of the Bedlam series. The Sooners continued their unbeaten start, ...

Despite its best efforts, Northeastern Health System Sequoyah is still in debt about $14 million. But the hospital’s board of trustees have come up with a plan that can give the Sallisaw health facili...

Sallisaw City Commissioners took steps Monday during their monthly meeting to remove a blight on a southside residential district. Following a public hearing to determine if property located at 304 E....

While many take to heart the proverb “you can’t fight City Hall,” as far as the city of Sallisaw’s financial reporting, auditors have found there’s not much to fight about. In a review of an audit for...

If you’re one of those who’s used to ignoring the 25 mph speed limit on East Redwood Avenue, especially between Oak Street and Highway 59, Sallisaw is putting a stop to that — literally. Stop signs ar...

For Janine Calloway of Sallisaw, spending Thanksgiving morning bundled up on the streets of Manhattan, watching the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, was a dream come true. “I’ve watched it on TV e...

Are you superstitious? No? Are you sure? Do you knock on wood or never open an umbrella indoors or never walk under a ladder or avoid breaking a mirror or avoid stepping on a crack in the sidewalk or ...

Never quit - even though it seems easier. Keep going. To all outward appearances, it may seem we are down to stay, but we do not walk by sight, we walk by faith. Self pity is a high-priced emotion tha...