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...

The majority of the 79th annual Sallisaw Lions Club Rodeo performers, along with rodeo announcer Matt McGee and rodeo clown Colten Ulmer, are traveling quite a distance to be at next week’s big event....

Rodeo clown Colten Ulmer from Mount Vernon, Mo., will get to be a part of hat trick and trifecta when the 79th annual Sallisaw Lions Club Rodeo takes the spotlight beginning Thursday. Elmer will be pe...

For Alabama rodeo announcer Matt McGee, it will be a “Lucky 7” as he will return for the seventh straight year to be the announcer during the 79th annual Sallisaw Lions Club Rodeo. “It’s absolutely a ...

The ninth annual Back-to-School Round-Up for Sequoyah County pre-kindergarten students up through seniors will be from 10 a.m. until noon Aug. 5 at the Sallisaw rodeo grounds. “We also partner with Ki...

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Quinton Lunsford, McCune, Kan., 81.5 points 2. Lane Rowland, Pottersville, Mo., 76 BARREL RACING 1. Kynder Starr, Catoosa, 15.579 seconds 2. Larae Smith, Barnsdall, 15.665 3. Stepha...

Set aside 30 minutes to talk newspaper with Billy Wood, and three hours later he still will not have run out of stories about his days working for Wheeler Mayo then Jim Mayo and Richard Mayo then Jeff...

When it was announced July 17 that SLPT Global Pump Group is in the process of being purchased, foremost on Jeff Addison’s mind was how the transaction would affect the more than 150 full-time and tem...