Wannabe homebuilder Josh Bailey, president of JMBailey Properties, is the first to admit he’s learning as he goes — “I’ve never done this before; I’ve never built an addition before.” His construction...

Polly Tyler is tireless and, with the backing of American Stewards of Liberty, has learned effective campaigning as she lobbies commissioners from counties across the state with claims that federal co...

A Monday evening roll-over collision near Roland reportedly claimed the life of a Durant man after he was ejected from his vehicle and then ran over by an unknown motorist. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Tro...

Hershell W. House, 56, of Sallisaw has been charged after failing to comply with his sex offender registration. The felony charge was filed on February 29 in Sequoyah County District Court and a warra...

Vacations just get in the way. That’s something you rarely hear, but for Sequoyah County District 2 Commissioner Beau Burlison and his staff, vacation time is more of a nuisance than a reprieve. Not b...

Micki Kimble and her daughter, Kinzie, are gearing up for an extraordinary adventure—their very first missionary trip to Latvia. Both avid members of First Baptist in Sallisaw, the Kimbles have long f...

If you haven’t been a “guest” of the Sequoyah County Jail, you should not only consider yourself fortunate, but you may have an unrealistic impression of what a jail is like. Or, at least, what Jail A...

A certified nursing assistant is charged with two felony counts of abuse by caretaker and two felony counts of sexual battery after it was reported he’d sexually assaulted two elderly patients at a lo...

Two Sallisaw men are facing several drug-related charges along with a felony charge of child neglect after police reported finding cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drug paraphernalia in t...

The annual garage sale for the Friends of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Old Sallisaw High School Association Event Center, 220 W. Creek Av...

An arrest warrant remains in effect for a Muldrow man who was charged in November 2023 with a felony count of larceny of automobile in Sequoyah County District Court. Authorities continue to search fo...

The Town of Gore’s regular monthly meeting held on February 20 took an unexpected turn with the resignation of the town's top law enforcement official, police chief Jeremy Walters. Town Clerk Lisa Set...

Vian Police Chief Mark Harkins said Friday morning around 5 a.m. that a Tulsa man driving a box van south on Hwy. 82 reportedly crossed the center line, striking two parked vehicles in front of The Fi...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Andrew J. Craig, 35, of Gore, was sentenced to 60 months of probation for possessing a firearm after a domes...

Sample ballots are now available for the March 5 Presidential Preferential Primary election. Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/election...

The administrator of the estate of Heather D. Glasgow, a Poteau woman who died during her first solo skydive at Sallisaw Municipal Airport on Feb. 18, 2023, has filed a civil suit in excess of $75,000...

While the Lone Star State has long been identified by its “Don’t Mess with Texas” anti-littering campaign, Sequoyah County Commissioners would like to see a similar hard-nosed approach implemented in ...

A Sallisaw man could face up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of $25,000 if found guilty of trafficking in illegal drugs (methamphetamine). Jeremy M. Clark, 48, was charged Feb. 13 in Sequoyah Coun...

In Muldrow, a local hero quietly works to combat a growing epidemic. Matthew “Matt” Blankenship has emerged as a beacon of hope for those grappling with drug addiction. With more than two decades of e...

The weather-predicting groundhog must have been right when he forecast an early spring. According to the National Weather Service, the average temperature for February in eastern Oklahoma has been 53....