Thanks to the generosity of others Thanks to the generosity of some area businesses, Sallisaw Middle School cafeteria, jail personnel giving their time and a local couple with big hearts, 93 Sequoyah ...

Kenyatta Wright says he owns five companies. Ask him if he’d like free money to market those companies, and he’d be first in line for the windfall. That’s the message the former Vian, Oklahoma State a...

The Friends of the Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion (Friends of the Mansion) recently revealed the annual state holiday ornament. The 2022 Friends of the Mansion collectible Christmas ornament is a celebra...

This recipe was amazing! Definitely give this one a try if you want something a little different than sweet potato casserole! 3 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges 1 cup packed ...

The Sallisaw City Commission approved on Monday an amendment to the Sallisaw Code of Ordinances updating monetary penalties. A person convicted of a violation of Ordinance No. 2022-15 Section 1-8(c) s...

Sallisaw City Commissioners on Monday approved spending more than $350,000 on the city’s behalf, and amended a city ordinance regarding texting while driving. At their monthly meeting, the commissione...

The Cherokee Nation turned dirt to begin construction on $4 million new duplexes for low-income Cherokee families that will replace ones built in 1969. Leaders gathered to celebrate the new Birdtail A...

Female says she has COVID-19, coughs in officer’s face AMIE CATO-REMER EDITOR A local woman and man have been charged with felony child neglect and possession of both controlled dangerous substance (m...

Awards recognize special efforts of Cherokee Nation Health Services, Public Health teams during COVID-19 pandemic Cherokee Nation Health Services was recently honored as the recipient of two national ...

Chief Chat Almost 200 years ago, the Treaty of New Echota between Cherokee Nation and the United States government was signed. Two years ago, I called on the U.S. to finally fulfill a commitment made ...

The Sallisaw School Board approved to rehire former superintendent Randy Wood for the time period of January 2023 through June 30, 2023, and conducted other personnel-related actions at their monthly ...

SALLISAW HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Sallisaw basketball player Addyson Gream signed her letter of intent Nov. 10 to continue her education at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Gream will play basketball as a ...

The 2021-22 Sallisaw Black Diamonds boys basketball season ended with a 1013 record that disappointed the fans and players who thought the team was capable of more. In the Class 4A playoffs, Sallisaw ...

“No, Doc,” Windy said, “don’t hurt or nothin’ like that, but you know, with all the plagues goin’ on right now, figgered it’s better to be safe than … “ “Sorry?” “I ain’t never sorry I come to see ya,...

Sen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens, R-Tahlequah, is urging farmers and ranchers to report the number of black vultures killed on their property. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects black vultures, meanin...

Having spent the Thanksgiving holiday hunkered down with the wife and our son, who is visiting at our Sandhills Farm, I escaped to have an occasional sit in a deer blind and think about all that’s hap...

Some of Vian’s sidewalks located near Vian Public Schools received some much-needed renovation last Monday. “I attended a Walkability Summit with Jayna Tillman and Kim Netz of TSET Healthy Living Prog...