The Sallisaw Municipal Authority has approved the purchase of property situated at the northwest corner of Quesenbury Avenue and Elm Street by conveying parts of the old railroad station grounds, and ...

After more than a decade on the drawing board, implementation of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program for the city’s electric and water meters and the distribution system has been given t...

When it comes to setting the firefighter training bar on the highest rung, you’re not going to convince Heath Orabanec that Sequoyah County takes a back seat to any other training regimen. “This count...

Sallisaw City Commissioners have approved a resolution authorizing settlement of a lawsuit brought by Charles Watie in the March 2019 shooting death of Shawn Watie by Sallisaw police officers Coty Bil...

Sallisaw City Commissioners have cleared the way for QuikTrip to be added to the I-40 and U.S. 59 landscape. City commissioners at their Monday meeting vacated a plat for the 59 South Addition, which ...

Incumbent Ward 2 City Commissioner Josh Bailey was reelected in voting Tuesday, defeating challenger Steven Hatcher by six votes. Bailey garnered 58 votes (52.7%), while Hatcher earned 52 votes (47.3%...

Chad Jasna, who has served as principal at Eastside Elementary School for more than 10 years and even longer with Sallisaw Public Schools, has been named the school district’s first-ever Director of E...

Thirteen-year-old Muldrow resident, Mitchell Hobbs, has lived next door to his neighbor “Mr. Mike” for as long as he can remember. Mr. Mike, a longtime resident of their neighborhood, has called his h...

Too often when it comes to Christmas shopping, we tend to procrastinate. Instead of taking care of a Yuletide wish list early, we wait until the last minute, then rush out and grab whatever’s still av...

Incumbent Ward 2 City Commissioner Josh Bailey was reelected in voting Tuesday, defeating challenger Steven Hatcher by six votes. Bailey garnered 58 votes (52.7%), while Hatcher earned 52 votes (47.3%...

An Arkansas man who reportedly fired multiple shots at a Roland police officer last year and then fled on foot is scheduled for a Feb. 14 felony disposition docket, according to court records. Denver ...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners have proclaimed Feb. 19-23 as Farm Bureau Week in Sequoyah County, which ties into this week’s 59th annual junior livestock show at the county fairgrounds. Sequoyah C...

Congressman Josh Brecheen will host a town hall meeting in Sallisaw on Wednesday, Feb. 21, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds. This town hall is part of a series of meetings Con...

The Sallisaw Planning Commission at its Tuesday monthly meeting approved the first steps clearing the way for the construction of a new QuikTrip, but sent Josh Bailey back to the drawing board for mod...

A Muldrow woman and an Arkansas woman were reportedly arrested just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday for trying to rescue an injured female dog and it’s puppies in Franklin County, Ark., according to a Faceboo...

Sallisaw and Central School District voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect city commissioners for two wards, and to decide the fate of a $705,000 school bond to be used for constructing and rem...

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...