Few remember a time when electricity was more of a luxury than an expectation. Juli Orme remembers — or more precisely, her grandparents knew of — a time when electricity was an exciting wonderment th...

4 Tbsps. butter, divided 2 carrots, sliced 1 onion, diced 1¼ cup all-purpose flour, divided 4 cups low sodium chicken stock 1 cup whole milk divided ¼ tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder ¼-½ tsp. dried thy...

1½lbs ground beef 1 large onion, diced 1 or 2 10oz cans diced tomatoes and green chilies, depending on how much spice you want 1 10oz can chili without beans 1 12oz pkg. frozen corn 1lb Velveeta Queso...

1 pkg. smoked sausage 1 small yellow onion, diced 2 cups shredded carrots 2-3 tsps. minced garlic, more or less to taste ¼ cup all-purpose flour 5 cup chicken broth, more if needed as the tortellini c...

3 Tbsps. all-purpose flour 1.25oz pkg. hollandaise sauce mix 3 cups half-andhalf, divided ¼ cup butter 2 cups whipping cream 3 Tbsps. Old Bay seafood seasoning ½ tsp. dry mustard ¼ tsp. celery seed 12...

March 3 is National Soup It Forward Day! I know, I know. That’s stretching it a little, right? Well, I needed an idea and when it’s food related, I am usually pretty willing to go with it. The weather...

Just Folks At the age of 81, Annette Brown of Vian, may have discovered the mythical Fountain of Youth. But according to Brown, it’s really nothing new and not a big secret, but it is something she en...

An inmate incarcerated in the Sequoyah County Detention Center had to be treated for fentanyl overdose after he reportedly took a refillable capsule containing fentanyl from another inmate. Dominic X....

All schedules are subject to change. FRIDAY, MARCH 3 •Roland boys’ basketball team vs. Marlow at Ada High School in Class 3A area championship game (7:30 p.m.) •Sallisaw girls’ basketball team at Nobl...

GREENLEAF: Feb 27. Elevation is normal (stable). Water temperature 53°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rig, jerk baits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, sho...

Tucked away in the small town of Warner, Connors State College has built quite the impressive resume when it comes to academics, baseball, basketball and now you can add competitive archery, trap and ...

Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, this week secured passage of House Bill 2530, which would reduce violations relating to cockfighting to misdemeanors. The measure also would provide that 5% of the voters...

Gore School Board President Cody Sloan recently organized a professional, agriculture business related career day for the seniors of Gore and Webbers Falls high schools. This first annual event was ti...

SALLISAW HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Black Diamonds stopped early The Sallisaw Lady Diamonds beat Sulphur 44-30 in the Class 4A regional consolation championship Saturday at North Rock Creek. Meanwhile, th...

ROLAND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Roland’s overtime win over Stigler Saturday afternoon gave the Lady Rangers the girls’ regional consolation final title at Roland and sent them to the area tourname...

MULDROW HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL The Class 4A No. 11 Lady Bulldogs topped Vinita 59-30 Saturday afternoon at Verdigris High School to advance to this week’s area tournament. Muldrow takes on No. 1...

VIAN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL The Wolverines outscored Stigler 26-11 in the final eight minutes of Saturday afternoon’s Class 3A regional consolation championship game at Roland to defeat the Panth...

Birding is a wildly popular hobby. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, about 45 million Americans are birders, while data from the popular bird observation app eBird indicates that submissi...

The open road beckons many people, inspiring everything from extensive adventures to short weekend jaunts. Whether a road trip lasts a few weeks or a few days, certain items should be packed along for...