ADA -- The Sallisaw Black Diamonds were trying to do something that hadn't been done in 11 years — win a district championship. Unfortunately, they will have to wait at least until next season to clai...

This Veterans Day, the nation celebrates those who have dedicated their lives to protecting the freedoms we hold dear, honoring not just the veterans themselves, but also the values of brotherhood, se...

As a lifelong resident, Sallisaw High School agriculture teacher Stephen Matthews knows Sallisaw’s best-kept secret. And he’s bursting at the seams to tell everyone. Actually, it’s two secrets in one,...

Just about everything went perfect for the Sallisaw Black Diamonds on Friday night as they stomped past the Stilwell Indians 63-14 in a District 4A-4 game at Perry F. Lattimore Stadium to celebrate Se...

Three felony cases have been scheduled for a Nov. 11 jury trial in Sequoyah County District Court, according to court records. Denver W. Rowell Denver W. Rowell, 23, was charged on July 31, 2023, with...

While early in-person voting has been going on in many states for more than a month, Oklahoma begins early voting today, which continues through Saturday, just six days before Election Day on Tuesday....

As we face our inevitable mortality, we wonder how we’ll be remembered. Will it be positive? Will our life have made a difference? For those who knew Judge John T. Cripps III who passed away Tuesday, ...

The Muldrow Board of Education accepted the resignation of school superintendent Leon Ashlock during a special meeting on Oct. 11, and then voted to hire former superintendent Roger Sharp as his repla...

The 2024 Sallisaw Fast-Pitch Softball Awards Banquet took place Oct. 16 at the Sallisaw High School cafeteria. Channing Wilson was named the Offensive Player of the Year, Sydney Weedon the Defensive P...

It’s been 120 years since Emma Youngblood Montgomery (nee Benge) donated five acres from her Indian allotment for the establishment in 1904 of a cemetery in what was then the thriving community of Lon...

Muldrow Public Schools Superintendent Leon Ashlock was reportedly arrested Tuesday afternoon and booked into the Tulsa County jail on charges of driving under the influence and transporting an open co...

Sometimes a word like “bittersweet” is what most seniors use to describe their final seasons in their respective sport. However, determination may be the best word Central Tigers senior cornerback Aid...

There was a birthday milestone celebrated Tuesday that received a lot of attention: The 100th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter. But if you were at NHS Sequoyah, another birthday was celebrate...

The Sequoyah County Water Association (SCWA) at its regular monthly meeting on Aug. 27, voted to increase water rates to its customers. The board of directors reviewed several proposals before making ...

SPIRO — Sallisaw’s Sama Salinas and Roland’s Molly Carver were the individual winners in last Tuesday’s Spiro Invitational, which took place at old Spiro Lake. Salinas beat Roland’s Landon Killer for ...

The downtown Sallisaw pocket park at Cherokee Avenue and Oak Street is transitioning into autumn with pumpkins, gourds, sweet potato plants, mums and hanging baskets. “This is a Main Street project th...

A high-speed motorcycle chase that occurred in Sallisaw on Sept. 3 ended with a crash and an arrest, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Sequoyah County District Court. Sequoyah County Sh...

Last week’s road game for the Sallisaw Black Diamonds at Eufaula seemed like it wasn’t going to ever get here for senior running back/linebacker Rowdy Ward since the contest was the first in two weeks...

Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, will be a memorable night for the Gans Grizzlies. The Grizzlies made it a happy homecoming with a 30-18 victory over the Midway Chargers on Friday night at Grizzly Field. “It w...

A Vian man who reportedly walked away from an inmate halfway house in Ponca City was captured Wednesday by Sequoyah County Sheriff’s deputies. Lester Hampton, 62, who is serving a 10-year sentence for...