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...

Sallisaw Police Chief Terry Franklin said it’s wrong when people try to help other people and then someone comes along and destroys their hard work. Franklin said that’s what happened on Jan. 26 after...

A man charged with two felony counts of lewd molestation in Sequoyah County District Court is scheduled to appear for a jury trial sounding docket at 9 a.m. on March 21, according to Sequoyah County c...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners have proclaimed February to be Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Cindy Smith, investigator for the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office, told the commissioners that v...

Sequoyah Emergency Management will be hosting a SKYWARN storm spotter training class in conjunction with the National Weather Center in Tulsa on Monday, Feb. 19, at the People Inc. Conference Center. ...

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the Sequoyah County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 19. Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn...

Sequoyah County Commissioners have approved a resolution and agreement to begin the bid process for replacement of a bridge over Little Skin Bayou located a mile west of Muldrow on Old Highway 64 (Seq...