Captain John Weber and Officer Wesley McGuirt of the Sallisaw Police Department were recognized on the Senate floor last Wednesday for their recent heroism. The Honorable Governor Kevin Stitt presente...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane Jr. said his department recently welcomed a new K-9, thanks to a donation from Tyler Knoke at Knoke European Dobermans. “We want to thank Tyler for the generous dona...

An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast fundraiser will be held on June 3 for the Sequoyah County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Team. The breakfast will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge ...

Mark Harkins was sworn in as Vian’s new police chief during the regular monthly meeting of the Vian Board of Trustees on May 15. The board voted to appoint Harkins to the position following the resign...

A convicted sex offender’s bond was revoked and he was taken into custody after failing to comply with his sex offender registration earlier this month. Anthony Lockhart, 48, of Muldrow, was charged o...

A Vian man is facing charges in Sequoyah County District Court after he dislocated a deputy’s shoulder and then hid from authorities in an abandoned house. Damariae D. Ware, 31, was charged on May 3 w...

The Muldrow Board of Education met on May 8 where they voted to rehire certified and uncertified personnel for the 2023-24 school year. Following a motion from Colby Wilson to reemploy certified and n...

The Sallisaw Police Department will be conducting speed and traffic enforcement on Wheeler Avenue from Cherokee to Delaware and all surrounding residential areas from May 24-31.

Numerous dogs, puppies and a single cat were all rescued Monday from a residence in Sequoyah County after it was reported the animals were being hoarded on the property. According to the Oklahoma Alli...

When it comes to a final decision by the Sallisaw Municipal Authority on the unsolicited offer to purchase the Sallisaw Municipal Landfill facility and the city sanitation collection services, the ans...

Funeral services for Sallisaw businessman Joe F. Peters, 84, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Sallisaw. Peters and his wife, Trudy, started Peters Agency Care Management in...

A Sallisaw man charged in March with three felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to child under the age of 16 is facing a fourth charge for the same offense in Sequoyah County District Court. Stephen...

A Sallisaw man has reportedly died as a result of injuries he sustained in a collision north of Sallisaw on May 9. OHP Trooper Steven Crooks #244 of the Sequoyah County Detachment of Troop C reported ...

At the age of 17, Hannah Archuleta has hopes of joining the ranks of other young entrepreneurs with plans to one day open her own business in Sallisaw. Archuleta, who has always been interested in ear...

Central School second-grader Carter Saldon and other elementary students participated in track meets held on Tuesday and Wednesday, which included competitions in running, throwing a ball and other ac...

Supplemental funding for the Sallisaw Veterans Center is expected to be approved by the Oklahoma Senate as early as this week to allow construction crews to continue work on the 215,000-square-foot lo...

Running a city is not for the faint of heart. Those who step up to do so are a staunch breed. When it comes to Sallisaw’s leadership, it’s up to City Manager Keith Skelton, Finance Director Robin Hagg...

Sallisaw Superintendent Randy Wood became emotional Friday after he was presented with an appreciation plaque from incoming superintendent Steve Barrett for 48 years of service in the Sequoyah County ...

A retirement drop-in reception honoring Central Public School Superintendent Larry Henson will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, May 22, in the Central Public School gym lobby. Henson has served as sup...

A woman with addresses in both Roland and Sallisaw is facing felony charges of child neglect, child endangerment by permitting presence at manufacturing of controlled dangerous substance, and maintain...