Just in case you missed it, Elizabeth II died. I confess I don‚t really understand why so many Yanks are obsessed with the English royal family. I will acknowledge the Brits do pomp and circumstance i...

To paraphrase author Steve Smith in the introduction to his book, “Hunting Ducks and Geese,” if slogging about in cattails wearing chest waders gets your blood moving, if you yearn for the sight of a ...

On the 70th annual Cherokee National Holiday, Cherokee Nation stood firm in its commitment to reconciliation for Cherokee Freedmen and their descendants. A special reception was held immediately follo...

Sallisaw goes on the road tonight to tame the Tigers at Doc Wadley Stadium in the Black Diamonds‚ final non-district game of the season. Reclassification has moved Tahlequah (0-2) into Class 6A-II com...

The Sallisaw High School (SHS) will hold their 55th reunion from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 8 at the People Inc. Conference Center, 204 S. J.T. Stites Blvd., Sallisaw. All classmates are invited to attend...

— Sequoyah County Democrat, Sept. 15, 1922 (From the Sept. 18, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –Blue Ribbon Downs will pursue all legal remedies to close a Choctaw off-track betting parl...

Webbers Falls travels to Oaks-Mission today, confident the visitors can give the undefeated home Warriors their first loss of the season. Webbers Falls head coach Trent Holt is coming off his team‚s s...

The Grand River Dam Authority Police Department is reporting that Andrix Sangerman, 21, of Tulsa, was the individual who drowned in the Illinois River on Monday afternoon, Sept. 5. According to GRDA P...

Gans looks to use its new spread offense to challenge Midway Friday night when the Grizzlies host the Chargers in a non-district game at 7 p.m. The Class B Chargers (2-1) have made it to the playoffs ...

AN OLD MAILBOX IN SALLISAW SHOWS MANY SUMMERS‚ OF WEAR AFTER ITS BASE HAS BEEN CHIPPED AWAY BY A STRING TRIMMER. COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK FILL US, AND THIS MAILBOX POLE, WITH HOPE OF PUTTING AWAY...

The polling place for Precinct 203 has been changed, Cindy Osborn, Secretary of the Sequoyah County Election Board, said. Voters in Precinct 203 formerly voted at the Vian Nutrition Center, 111 S. Bla...

A warrant of arrest has been issued for a Sallisaw resident accused of embezzling from a local vape shop. Andrea “Andy” R. Brown, 31, was charged Sept. 12 in Sequoyah County District Court and a warra...

Connors State College is addressing the nursing shortage through focusing on the Career Ladder program, a nursing pathway for licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to become registered nurses (RNs). For Ca...

Local teachers in the Fort Smith/River Valley area will receive a total of $10,500 through Arvest Bank‚s seventh annual “We Love Teachers” initiative. “We Love Teachers” will provide a total of 145 $5...

Mrs. Crowder's Human Growth class and some FCCLA members from Roland Public Schools had the opportunity to participate in Read an Accurate Ag Book Week. They read selected books to the Pre-K3, Pre-K4 ...

Class A No. 2 Gore takes its unbeaten record to Savanna Friday night when the 3-0 Pirates renew an old rivalry against the Bulldogs. Kickoff at Bulldog Field is scheduled for 7 p.m. “Savannah is 1-1,”...

Come to Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center on Thursday, Sept. 22, for the Autumnal Equinox Walks. As the end of summer nears and crops are ready for harvest, the time of the year arrives for the most ...

Air fryers cook by circulating hot air f around food. A heating element, much â– ,/Sply like a stove top burner is situated above H the food and then a fan is used to rap- I idly move the air around ...

Unbeaten Muldrow takes it 3-0 record to LeFlore County Friday night to take on undefeated Spiro (2-0) in its final nondistrict game of the season. Kickoff inside McClain Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m...

The Cherokee Nation on Monday passed a $3.5 billion budget, the largest operating budget in the tribe‚s history. The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved the Fiscal Year 2023 General Operating Budg...