Sequoyah County District 1 Commissioner Ray Watts is taking steps to replace a problematic low-water bridge in the southeastern part of the county with a steel span bridge, a project that will also st...

It’s National Health Care Center Week, and Sallisaw Health and Wellness Center is celebrating the addition of new Urgent Care services, and extended clinic hours for the Sallisaw facility. On Tuesday,...

Local police are asking for the public’s help in apprehending a Vian man wanted on felony warrants. “Vian Police Department does not typically make it a point to call people out or name drop. However,...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners were told Monday at their weekly meeting that emergency repairs to Indian Road were nearing completion. By Thursday, District 2 Commissioner Beau Burlison confirmed t...

A Marble City man is scheduled to appear for a felony disposition docket in Sequoyah County District Court on felony charges of alleged sexual battery Darrell W Rogers, 68, was formally charged with s...

Those who view weather in much the same way Mark Twain did — “If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a few minutes” — are probably not too surprised by projections from climate-change researc...

Trina Curtis of Gans recently had a pretty good week — a load of produce she sold for four figures. The next day, the Holy Spirit spoke to her, and told her to give away her produce for free. So she w...

Nina Drum Scott, 42, of Vian, is all about family. The daughter of Linda Girty of Vian and Chester “Stu” Drum Jr. of Braggs, Scott comes from a large family and is a single mother to her daughter, Nak...

The Sallisaw Planning Commission on Tuesday approved in an expeditious three-minute meeting a preliminary plat of the Clara Stovall Addition planned for west Sallisaw. The proposed addition is on Sout...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane Jr. said a body recovered from a remote, wooded area of southern Adair County on Saturday morning could be the body of Ricky D. Henning, 58, who was reported missing...

The Sequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital Authority last week at the state capitol received more than $30,000 in funding from the Emergency Rural Health Care grant program. Kenneth Corn, USDA Rura...

A bench warrant was issued Monday for the arrest of an Arkansas man who reportedly fired multiple shots at a Roland police officer on July 29. Authorities said Denver W. Rowell, 22, is reportedly in c...

If it’s been a while since you’ve purchased feed or farm supplies, when you arrive at 921 W. Cherokee Avenue (U.S. 64), you’ll notice a different name, but that’s about all. It used to be Pierce Feed....

Two Gore men are facing several charges in Sequoyah County District Court after they were found to be in possession of stolen checks and mushrooms during a traffic stop. Logan Warren, 24, and Brad War...

For the Sallisaw Municipal Airport, the sky is quite literally the limit. And the Sallisaw Airport Advisory Board wants to be able to touch the sky. That’s why the board is recommending city commissio...

Authorities are actively searching for a Sallisaw man who was reported as missing by family members on Sunday, July 23. Ricky Don Henning, 58, was reportedly last heard from on July 11, according to S...

Summer is a time when there are multiple opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. But like so many good things, there are drawbacks to all that time outdoors, including creepy, crawlies, like ticks....

The third phase of the downtown Sallisaw sidewalk project started last week on Cherokee Avenue. Margaret Perry with the Sallisaw Main Street Program said the city has been working closely with the org...

When we think of the 1980s mullet hairstyle — business in the front, party in the back — it’s not hard to visualize Brian Bosworth, Rod Stewart, David Bowie or Patrick Swayze. And when we think of Okl...

We’re approaching the first week of August, so you all know what that means. It’s rodeo time! The 79th annual Sallisaw Lions Club Rodeo will begin Thursday and end its three-day run that following Sat...