A Vian man has been sentenced to 120 months in a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility on a charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Robert “Bob” C. Ward, 69, w...

NORMAN — Raegan Beers matched a career high with 28 points, and No. 10 Oklahoma rolled past Nebraska-Omaha 111-65 last Sunday afternoon. Beers, a 6-4 center, made 11-of-13 field goals and grabbed nine...

Being a county assessor must not be as easy as some might believe it to be. Because after three executive sessions in the past four months, with Sequoyah County Commissioners meeting behind closed doo...

Sallisaw is one of T-Mobile’s latest 25 Hometown Grant recipients. The $50,000 grant will go toward building an off-leash dog park at McGee Park. The project was submitted by the city of Sallisaw. “ T...

POTEAU — Several Vian Wrestling Club members did well in last Saturday’s Viking Tournament. Knox Branham, who was named one of the Outstanding Wrestlers, was the champion at 55 pounds in the age 6-and...

Despite its best efforts, Northeastern Health System Sequoyah is still in debt about $14 million. But the hospital’s board of trustees have come up with a plan that can give the Sallisaw health facili...

Sallisaw City Commissioners took steps Monday during their monthly meeting to remove a blight on a southside residential district. Following a public hearing to determine if property located at 304 E....

TALIHINA — Both Roland High School basketball teams won their respective 2024 Choctaw Nation Invitation Tournament openers Wednesday on Chris Gillespie Court at Ray Henson Gymnasium. The Lady Rangers ...

The former Agent Funeral Home was demolished in about four hours on Nov. 20 and the debris was hauled away during the following week. The concrete slab at the southeast corner of Chickasaw Avenue and ...

Muldrow resident Kay Ross, aka “The Christmas Lady,” has been selected by the Muldrow Lions Club as this year’s parade marshal of the town’s annual Christmas parade. This year’s parade will take place...

The Roland Rangers went 21-6 last season, but did not get past the Class 3A Area Tournament consolation semifinals. The good news for veteran Roland boys coach Eddie Lewis is he has the majority of th...

Holiday traditions can be long-standing or just recently introduced. The beginnings for many can be traced back decades (maybe even centuries), involving several generations. Others may have just begu...

Most longtime Sallisaw residents recall the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street as the location for 75 years of a funeral home, first Moore then Sequoyah and ultimately Agent. But few are still ...

VERDIGRIS — Three Brushy Wrestling Club members earned medals at last Saturday’s Rumble on the River. Isaac Glover, wrestling in the age 8-and-younger division went undefeated to win the title, beatin...

Demolition of the former Agent Funeral Home, located at the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street adjacent to the Sequoyah County Courthouse, began Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the cons...

Is Sallisaw closer to choosing a new city manager? Maybe. Maybe not. Regardless, the search continues for a successor to Keith Skelton, who resigned as city manager in June. The latest indication that...

TAHLEQUAH — Several Vian Wrestling Club members won medals at last Saturday’s Tahlequah Open. Daxton Stewart won the championship at 80 pounds in the age 10-and-younger division after beating Viking W...

Sometimes it only takes one defensive stop to win a game, and that was certainly the case for the Sallisaw Black Diamonds in their Class 4A playoff opener against the Grove Ridgerunners Friday night a...

You’ll forgive Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marty Green this time of year if he channels his inner Clement C. Moore. For the next month, Green may not have visions of sugar plums da...

The question about whether Sequoyah County should assess a 4% lodging tax on those who stay at airbnbs or motels in the county will not be answered in January 2025 as was previously proposed. At Tuesd...