The Vian Board of Education convened for its regular meeting on June 10, where Superintendent John Brockman gave a report on the progress of the new high school construction. The meeting then proceede...

A bill passed in 2023 to increase precinct official pay went into effect July 1 – doubling the pay precinct officials receive for a workday. State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said he is confi...

Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 5.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.10/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Prices in Oklahoma are 16.0...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Supporters of an effort to hike the minimum wage on Monday turned in nearly double the required number of signatures to get the issue on the ballot. Supporters needed 92,263 signatures...

The Sallisaw Police Department will be conducting speed and traffic enforcement on Redwood from Wheeler to Maple and surrounding residential areas from July 17-24.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has announced awardees for Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative recognizing organizations that implement best practices and policies th...

Members of the Roland FFA recently attended the State FFA Alumni Leadership Camp held at the Cedar Hills Baptist Youth Camp in Binger. Members attended the three-day camp with 280 other FFA chapter me...

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in an Oklahoma dairy herd. The positive sample was collected by the dairy i...

Recorded June 21, 2024 to June 27, 2024 WD: Warranty Deeds JTWD: Joint Tenancy Warranty Deeds QCD: Quit Claim Deeds GWD: General Warranty Deed CORP.WD: Corporation Warranty Deed SPEC.CORP.WD: Special ...

Fitness coach Deanna Farney recently led a yoga class at the GRDA pavilion next to the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library thanks to a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Institute of M...

Ostriches have a reputation for burying their heads in the sand in an attempt to hide themselves or ignore a threat. That’s a myth. Similarly, people often choose to believe that homelessness isn’t a ...

Josh Bolin, Sallisaw’s head coach for softball who is alleged to have engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a minor under the age of 18, has resigned his position at Sallisaw Public Schools. T...

The search has begun for a new city manager after the Sallisaw Board of City Commissioners on Monday approved a contract to initiate executive recruitment to replace Keith Skelton, who abruptly resign...

It’s been several years since Sallisaw was introduced to the concept that one man’s trash could be another man’s treasure. And while science fiction may ask us to believe that placing banana peels and...

A national push to criminalize homelessness is impacting the state as cities and lawmakers introduce policies aimed at regulating encampments and other support for unhoused Oklahomans, legal experts s...

In Sequoyah County, a local artist named Sarah Thompson has quietly been making a vibrant mark on her community. Though she might not be a professional artist, her passion for painting and her generou...

Extending from Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 has been an integral part of the U.S. transportation system since it was first established in 1926. With pop culture mentions that span decades, from th...

A new educational message from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust’s (TSET) Healthy Youth Initiative exposes the impact vaping can have on teens’ mental health. The latest message package, “Choose ...

It’s summer and the children are usually home, but there are ways to spend your summer vacation outside. Being outside is an important part of life. It allows you to breathe in some air and feel the s...

In the fall, the Department of Education will mark 45 years since its inception, but that anniversary could be its last if Donald Trump gets his way. The federal agency is one of several he’s vowed to...