“Sequoyah County has more dispensaries than gas stations or grocery stores.” That was just one of the comments overheard at Monday’s meeting of the Sequoyah County Board of Commissioners. The topic ab...

The sirens and flashing lights of first-responder vehicles do exactly what they’re intended to do — get your attention. And when sirens wail and lights pulsate near a school, everyone takes notice and...

Few remember a time when electricity was more of a luxury than an expectation. Juli Orme remembers — or more precisely, her grandparents knew of — a time when electricity was an exciting wonderment th...

Just Folks At the age of 81, Annette Brown of Vian, may have discovered the mythical Fountain of Youth. But according to Brown, it’s really nothing new and not a big secret, but it is something she en...

An inmate incarcerated in the Sequoyah County Detention Center had to be treated for fentanyl overdose after he reportedly took a refillable capsule containing fentanyl from another inmate. Dominic X....

Catholic Charities Sallisaw is offering something it hopes no one will ever need, but for which they will be thankful should they need it. It’s something no one ever used to think about. It’s somethin...

Oklahoma voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, March 7, to decide on the fate of State Question 820, the legalization of recreational cannabis (marijuana) in the state. There have been proponents ...

A Sallisaw resident is facing felony charges of grand larceny and abuse by caretaker after he reportedly took two firearms from a residence and then sold them without the owner’s consent. Thomas N. Do...

A Roland man is scheduled to appear today before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters on charges of possession of a firearm after former felony conviction, possession of controlled dangerous substance...

A Vian man has been charged with a felony count of grand larceny in Sequoyah County District Court after he allegedly borrowed a stock trailer belonging to another, and then sold it without their cons...

A Vian man was reported to be in stable condition Thursday following a collision one mile north of Longdale in Blaine County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Ray Robertson #601 of Troop J reported Dat...

Jonquils, also known as daffodils, made an early appearance in Oklahoma this year, blooming about two weeks earlier than usual. The bright yellow color is usually an indication that spring temperature...

Ask Rex Brooks about the noteworthy racehorses he’s trained, and he’s quick to name Gamblin On Sin, Babes Bounce, Dr. Fortune and Libbys Cartel. After more than 50 years as the preeminent trainer at B...

Historic Blue Ribbon Downs — once the first, last and only words in the Oklahoma horse racing lexicon — will be enshrined in the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame at 6 p.m. March 4 at the Grand Casi...

Sallee accused of theft of deceased father’s guns A Sallisaw man is facing felony charges of grand larceny and possession of a firearm following former felony conviction after he allegedly took items,...

Sequoyah County Sheriff's Investigator David Frizzell is looking for a truck which could have possibly been involved in the theft of a vehicle in the Liberty area, north of Roland, on Feb. 13. Frizzel...

A Muldrow man is scheduled for a Feb. 22 felony disposition docket before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters on charges of eluding/attempting to elude a police officer, child endangerment, knowingly...

A local woman has been charged in Sequoyah County District Court after being detained at Drug Court and then fleeing on foot prior to being processed into the Sequoyah County Detention Center. Leeann ...

A Sallisaw woman has been charged with bringing contraband into jail, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia after law enforcement reported findin...

The Sallisaw Police Department, working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office, continue to investigate Saturday’s skydiving death at Sallisaw Munici...