Mention the phrase “rate changes,” and virtually no one thinks of rates going down. When DiamondNet rate changes take effect on June 21, half of the rates will decrease, while the other half will incr...

A Houston, Texas man is facing a felony first-degree murder charge with deliberate intent in Sequoyah County District Court after authorities responded to a disturbance call on Monday and found a Muld...

The Sallisaw Board of Education hired a new SRO (School Resource Officer) during their May 13 regular monthly meeting, while also approving the formation of a Sallisaw Public Schools Campus Police Dep...

For Roland resident Greg Williams, patriotism isn't just a concept— it's a deeply ingrained part of his identity. Born and raised in Roland, his early years were steeped in a sense of duty and a profo...

There are cat people and there are dog people. There are also chicken people. Mark Twain, who owned up to 19 cats at one time, once observed that “if man could be crossed with the cat, it would improv...

Due to anticipated inclement weather, graduation ceremonies Friday, May 17, for Sallisaw High School have been moved to Paul Post Fieldhouse. Doors open at 7 p.m. Graduation begins at 8 p.m.

If you’re out much after dark, you may encounter a grinning white and gray marsupial indigenous to Oklahoma. If you happened to live in Australia or China or any of the island nations in between, the ...

To be sure, Polly Tyler is on a mission. She’s hoping the Sequoyah County Commissioners will come along for the ride. That’s why she keeps prodding them to join “a few county commissioners over on the...

Ronnie Hopkins, 67, of Rose and an Independent, has announced his candidacy for US Representative District 2. Hopkins describes himself as a proud American who cherishes faith, family and the great st...

May 19 Box Cemetery Brushy Cemetery Czarnikow Cemetery Lee’s Chapel Cemetery Maple Cemetery Marble City Cemetery McEver Family Cemetery Redland Cemetery Sanders Cemetery Seabolt Cemetery Vaught Cemete...

Cell phone users are accustomed to receiving alerts, especially in the spring when weather is a top concern in Tornado Alley. In addition, there’s the familiar squawk associated with AMBER alerts for ...

Two men have been charged in Sequoyah County District Court after they allegedly placed skimmers on gas pumps at convenience stores in Sallisaw last month. Yodanis Mora-Breef, 37, of Bethany, and Jorg...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Jimcy McGirt, 75, of Holdenville, has been sentenced to 360 months imprisonment for one count of aggravated ...

They say "service to others is the greatest form of selflessness" and for Sallisaw-resident Sarah Fitzgerald, servitude is at the core of her life. A compassionate soul with a heart as big as the worl...

All-around winners for boys and girls in four age groups each received $1,000 May 5 as the third annual John Perry Wickett Memorial Junior Rodeo closed its two-day run at the Sallisaw Rodeo Grounds. T...

As Missouri-based Mansion Entertainment Group attempts to tweak the design of the $2 billion American Heartland Theme Park and Resort it has proposed near Vinita, a Canadian firm hired to design the m...

A committee of a newly formed citizens’ neighborhood association wants to make sure city leaders know where its members stand when proposed changes to Sallisaw’s animal ordinance are being considered....

When the first Diamond Daze was held in 2006, and in the years since, the annual fete has featured just about everything one would expect to find in a community festival — vendors, car show, live ente...

Those choosing to be particularly generous in their assessment of what was being advertised Saturday on U.S. 64 east of Roland would conclude that signs proclaiming “topless car wash” were surely inte...

Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Deputy Duwaine Chase could be relaxing at home right now having taken a medical retirement, and virtually no one would have blamed him. But that’s not Duwaine Chase. When suc...