There may be an answer for autumn’s leaf debate The recurring question this time of the year — Rake the leaves or don’t rake the leaves? — may have finally been answered once and for all. Autumn’s ann...

In drug overdose death A Sallisaw woman has been charged in Sequoyah County District Court with felony murder in the first degree after a man reportedly died at her residence in April after an alleged...

MULDROW HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TULSA–Muldrow’s stellar high school football season ended Friday night in Tulsa with a 40-6 loss to Class 3A fifth-ranked Cascia Hall in a first-round playoff game inside ...

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL QUAPAW – In the first playoff game of the postseason Friday, Central gave up a close but tenable lead, losing to the Quapaw Wildcats 28-22. The Tiger faithful was heartbro...

GANS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL DEWAR – Gans proved its mettle in a tough playoff game Friday at Dewar by showing up and scoring more points against the top-ranked Dragons than any other opponent has all ye...

WEBBERS FALLS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL KEOTA – The postseason came to an early end Friday for Webbers Falls, losing 42-14 to Keota. Webbers Falls head coach Trent Holt wanted his Warriors to finish better...

GORE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL The Class A unbeaten secondranked Pirates (11-0) moved to the second round of the playoffs Friday night with a convincing 63-6 victory over Fairland (6-5) Friday night under ...

VIAN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL During last week’s early signing day, Vian’s gifted right-handed pitcher Diego Ramos (6’-3”, 190 lbs.) committed to the University of Arkansas, where he plans to continue his...

VIAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL The Class 2A fourth-ranked Wolverines improved to 9-2 for the season Friday night with their 52-7 win over Spiro (6-5) in the snow and cold inside St. John Stadium in the fir...

Cherokee Nation annual Cherokee Warrior Flight departs The Cherokee Nation’s seventh annual Cherokee Warrior Flight departed last Thursday for Washington, D.C., with 14 veterans who served during Worl...

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma donated $1,000 to Sallisaw Boy Scout Troop 731 to help with the cost of attending Winter Camp during Christmas Break. Scouts will spend four days camping and working on...

New positions to help at-large citizens, on-reservation patients navigate Cherokee Nation health system, identify resources The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved a proposal by Principal Chief Ch...

Vian’s 5th annual Downtown in December, scheduled for Dec. 8, is currently looking for coats and toys to give away during the event. The PTO Coat Drive is looking for gently used or new coats which wi...

The Emergency Drought Commission has directed $12 million in additional funding to the existing Emergency Drought Cost-Share Program. In addition to the increase in funding, the Commission directed lo...

The Board of Education of Liberty Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running for the No. 3 seat on the Liberty Board of Education may file to ...

The 38th Annual Miss Merry Christmas Pageant will be held Saturday, Nov.19, at the Roxy Theater in Muskogee. The pageant is held each year to kick off the Christmas Celebrations in Muskogee. Girls fro...

Piper Petree of Muldrow is one of 16 seniors from the University of Oklahoma that have been selected as Outstanding Seniors for their exceptional achievements in scholarship, honors, awards, leadershi...