Sequoyah County Commissioners said Monday during their weekly commissioner’s meeting they will be closing a portion of Central Road beginning Feb. 7 in order to redo a bridge. Commissioner Jim Rogers ...

All teams listed are high school teams and all schedules are subject to change. THURSDAY, FEB. 9 •Vian basketball teams at Central (6 p.m.). FRIDAY, FEB. 10 •Roland basketball teams vs. Sallisaw (6:30...

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL The Vian boys defeated Central Saturday inside Traw Fieldhouse after the Lady Wolverines fell to the Lady Tigers in Big 8 Conference action. CENTRAL GIRLS 45, VIAN 22 The Lady W...

SALLISAW HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Class 4A Sallisaw eeked out two wins Saturday when Class 3A Spiro visited Paul Post Fieldhouse, with the boys earning a 57-53 victory, while the girls prevailed in over...

GANS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COUNCIL HILL — The Class A Gans Lady Grizzlies, fueled by a combined 30 points from Brianna Burris and Melania Paniagua, upended Class B Midway, 4232, on Monday. In the fir...

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Muldrow defeated Sallisaw in a pair of Northeastern Oklahoma Athletic Association (NOAA) contests Friday night inside the Roger Sharp Activity Center. MULDROW GIRLS 46, SALLISAW...

GORE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL The Gore boys registered their eighth-straight win Saturday inside the Gore Event Center with their win over the Class 2A Haymakers after the Lady Pirates lost to Haskell i...

Tournaments begin Friday The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) recently announced the district schedules for Class A, which includes Gore, Gans and Webbers Falls’ high school ba...

New educational messages teaching teens the importance of healthy eating are rolling out across Oklahoma. The messages are part of Swap Up, a TSET Healthy Youth Initiative campaign that educates about...

Sallisaw Middle School has recently announced the names of the students on the “Superintendent’s and Principal’s honor rolls for the first semester of the 2022-23 school year. All A’s Sixth Grade Kynl...

I am often asked, “What is an Ombudsman?” It is not a commonly used word. What it means in general terms is an advocate or representative. Specifically, a Long-Term Care Ombudsman is an advocate for r...

Leadership Oklahoma, a statewide leadership program in its 37th year, is now accepting applications for its 2023-24 adult class. The organization accepts a class of 52 members each year. The criteria ...

Dean College is pleased to announce that Haley Phillips of Sallisaw has earned a place on the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean's List have demonstrated a serious comm...

SOURCE GASBUDDY FEB. 6, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have fallen 8.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.05/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahom...

Older Americans Act Funding Available. Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging announces availability of Older Americans Act Title III Funding. Grants are for a three year project p...

At the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sequoyah County, we see every day the inequities and roadblocks facing our country’s young people. It’s with that in mind that we commit to providing every child the oppor...

Alex Ray Brant, of Muldrow, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Junior members...

Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, has authored 14 bills that have been referred to their respective committees and will be up for consideration in the next few weeks. “I’ve filed these bills to prote...

Sallisaw graduate awarded One student expected to be among the first graduates of Northeastern State University’s Freshwater Science degree program will have an extra $1,500 for books, tuition and nec...

Chief Chat For over two decades, the opioid epidemic has plagued the Cherokee Nation Reservation. It has affected every facet of our tribe and society. Hundreds of Cherokee Nation citizens have died f...