Sweeping proposed rate increases — primarily to Sallisaw’s sanitation, water and sewer services, as well as for landfill usage — touched off a contentious and potentially unresolvable debate Monday th...

Look out, Harvey Specter, James Limbaugh may be coming for your corner office at the law firm Pearson Hardman. Limbaugh, a 2018 graduate of Sallisaw and a graduate of the University of Central Oklahom...

Justus Christie of Vian, better known by his nickname “Tuffy” is a busy man. At age 34, he’s in the process of obtaining his Masters degree, running a mowing business, being a father, and closing on t...

Sallisaw Police Captain John Weber and Officer Wesley McGuirt, who in May risked their lives in slamming head on into an SUV that was fleeing law enforcement and was speeding toward the heart of the c...

A Sallisaw man is charged with felony child abuse after it was alleged he beat a child under the age of four with a sandal, after the child accidentally used the bathroom on the floor. Joseph B. Hayne...

A Vian man reportedly died Thursday evening due to injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle collision. Fort Smith police reported Austin Thompson, 31, was driving a motorcycle northbound on Towson Avenu...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Fort Smith man accused of discharging a weapon at two women from a vehicle last month. Anthony Massengill, 40, was charged June 27 in Sequoyah County District C...

Sequoyah County 911 has issued a flood watch alert from the National Weather Service in Tulsa for the period from 9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, to 7 a.m. Saturday, July 15.

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane Jr. said Monday evening that a Texas man facing charges of lewd molestation and aggravated possession of child sexual material in Sequoyah County District Court has ...

Despite anything you might have heard, the Sequoyah County Commissioners confirmed on Monday that a drive-through will not be going through the middle of the Family Dollar store in Vian. At a public h...

A semi truck driver wreaked havoc on local residents last week after taking down several lines on old Highway 82, leaving many without power and internet. “We understand there are mixed emotions about...

Authorities are continuing to search for a Webbers Falls man who was last seen on June 29, according to a Silver Alert issued by the Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office. Robert Welch, 64, was last seen a...

Geraldine Stokes said those taking care of Hog Creek Cemetery in Sallisaw may be small in number but they still come together with one large goal in mind, which is to honor those that came before them...

Monday’s first meeting of Fiscal Year 2024 for the Sequoyah County Commissioners proved a busy one, with more than 30 agenda items to be addressed, which is about three times as many as usual. The com...

Brushy Mountain resident Bobbie Bolin says when she’s not working, she’s taking advantage of any opportunities on the water. Bolin, 32, is supervisor for both the Sallisaw and Stilwell Cherokee Nation...

Just when it looked as if it was simply a matter of time until veterans would be forced to vacate the aging — and financially strapped — Talihina Veterans Home by Oct. 1 and find temporary residence w...

There was something for almost everyone at last week’s Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce Legislative Luncheon, ranging from the expected — state income tax reduction, funding for public education, jobs and...

A collision that happened Thursday morning on US-59 about nine miles north of Sallisaw has reportedly left one driver in critical condition. The collision occurred when a vehicle veered across the cen...

A Dallas man who shot two Arkansas men on Interstate 40 near Vian in July 2021 is scheduled for a 9 a.m. Aug. 7 jury trial, according to Sequoyah County court records. Lee B. King, 28, is facing two f...

Muldrow has slated their official 2023 Cruise Night from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 5, with a slight change from last year’s cruise – there will be no burnouts allowed this year. The event, coordinated by Rick...