February is Heart Health Month, and there’s no better time to learn how to prevent, reverse and treat heart disease. That’s why Jeannie Richardson, BSN, PHN, RN, will present “7 Ways to Prevent Heart ...

In 2021, Josh and Anna Moore’s comfortable tech life in Texas faced a speed bump with job losses during the pandemic. Left with more things than they cared for, they ditched the big house and fancy ca...

When Sallisaw citizens head to the polls Tuesday — when “tens of people will decide” who will represent Ward 2 and Ward 4 on the Board of City Commissioners in a municipal election notorious for its e...

Early voting begins Thursday, Feb. 8, for 56 Oklahoma counties. Early voting locations will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday, Feb. 9. No excuse is need to vote early, but you must vote at an ea...

Sallisaw Police Chief Terry Franklin said it’s wrong when people try to help other people and then someone comes along and destroys their hard work. Franklin said that’s what happened on Jan. 26 after...

A man charged with two felony counts of lewd molestation in Sequoyah County District Court is scheduled to appear for a jury trial sounding docket at 9 a.m. on March 21, according to Sequoyah County c...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners have proclaimed February to be Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Cindy Smith, investigator for the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office, told the commissioners that v...

Sequoyah Emergency Management will be hosting a SKYWARN storm spotter training class in conjunction with the National Weather Center in Tulsa on Monday, Feb. 19, at the People Inc. Conference Center. ...

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the Sequoyah County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 19. Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn...

Sequoyah County Commissioners have approved a resolution and agreement to begin the bid process for replacement of a bridge over Little Skin Bayou located a mile west of Muldrow on Old Highway 64 (Seq...

In the parlance of those who live by the colloquial phrase “pull yourself up by your bootstraps,” it’s undoubtedly difficult for them to grasp how anyone — especially an aggressive, oversized furry ro...

A Sequoyah County jury on Wednesday reportedly found Darrell W. Rogers, 69, of Marble City, guilty on felony charges of the first-degree rape, sodomy and sexual battery of an 89-year-old woman with Al...

A Roland man has pleaded guilty to four felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child under the age of 16 and one felony count of child neglect after Roland Police received a report of alleged sex...

A Roland man pleaded guilty on Monday in Sequoyah County District Court and was sentenced to 30 years in prison after distributing fentanyl to a Vian man, who then reportedly died from an overdose. Ac...

For 60-year-old Muldrow resident Benjamin Waters, honoring his Choctaw heritage is perhaps his life’s mission. Waters, who retired from the City of Fort Smith in December 2023 after working for 25 yea...

During the recent college football championship playoffs, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh popularized a rally cry his father, Jack, often posed to his family: “Who’s got it better than us?” The a...

The public forum that will provide a venue for Sallisaw Board of City Commissioners candidates to present their case to voters will be 6:30 to about 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at the People Inc. Confere...

In a special meeting held at 8 a.m. on Jan. 25, the Sallisaw Public School Board of Education convened to discuss crucial matters regarding the future development of the school district. President Ama...

It’s not as if Steven Hatcher has nothing else to do. He’s got plenty going on in his life. But he wants to make Sallisaw an even greater place to live for his children, so he’s running for a seat on ...

Drive by the construction site for the Sallisaw Veterans Center on U.S. 59 and you’ll surely admit it’s a pretty big place. But step inside the front door for a tour of the facility — like about 50 bu...