Dear Editor, As Americans, we're told we have a choice, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) or the Republican Party (GOP), each promising to lead our country in a different direction. But when I l...

25 Years Ago —Plans for Wal-Mart Super Center in Sallisaw are still on track, but they have been delayed, a building engineer for Wal-Mart told Sallisaw officials recently. Sallisaw Mayor George Glenn...

In a battle of locals Tuesday afternoon in Gore, it was all the visiting Vian Lady Wolverines, who clawed the host Lady Pirates 21-5. A three-run opening inning put the Lady Wolverines (5-5) up 3-0, w...

Aug. 28, 2024 Marriage Licenses Issued Brandon Oliver, 24, Vian; Tabitha Campbell, 23, Ft. Smith. Cort Cordell, 49, Sallisaw; Angela Arion, 52, Alma, Ark. Brendan Scott, 34, Tahlequah; Rebecca Holt, 3...

Leaders of the Cherokee Nation gathered last week to break ground on a new state-of-the-art addiction treatment center near Tahlequah, the first of $76 million worth of capital projects the tribe is u...

PHILADELPHIA — Arkansas freshman running back Braylen Russell has been named to the Shaun Alexander Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Wednesday. The Shaun Alexander Freshman of ...

Moffett Monday No school Tuesday Oatmeal, cinn. toast, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Taco wraps, tossed salad, fruit, salad bar, milk Wednesday Ham, biscuit, applesauce, cereal, juice, milk Spaghetti, gr...

The wait is over for the Sallisaw Black Diamonds football team as the 2024 season finally has arrived. The Black Diamonds will get the new season underway against the Pryor Tigers at 7 tonight at Perr...

State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced this week that post-election audits conducted following Oklahoma's June Primary Elections confirmed the accuracy of the state's voting system with ...

The 2024 Sallisaw Basketball Coed League is starting. Games will take place Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30 at the Sallisaw Middle School Gym. Game times will be determined upon the number of participants. The...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will open applications for the 2024-25 grant cycle of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program on September 2. This grants-in-aid program will set aside $...

The Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce announced on Wednesday at its monthly membership meeting that the City of Sallisaw is its August Member of the Month. Incorporated in 1886, the City of Sallisaw is cha...

Date / Meets / Location Aug. 30 OSU Cowboy Preview Stillwater Sept. 13 Texas A&M Invitational (Women) College Station, Texas Oct. 4 Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind. Oct. 18 Arturo Ba...

Cherokee Nation Public Health is providing free tobacco cessation classes at the Vian Community Building. Participants do not have to be Native American to enroll. Classes will meet on Tuesdays from n...

The Gore Pirates will get their 2024 football season off and running with a Zero Week game tonight against the host Wilburton Diggers at 7 p.m. “We’re ready to hit somebody else,” Gore coach Brandon E...

Marble City Public School first grade students are shown working on their high frequency words during their third week back at school.

The annual Gore Pirate Football Pie Auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Gore Event Center. For additional information or to make a dessert or auction basket donation for the event, call Sharon...

Cynthia and her husband spent an ordinary day in December 2022 driving to their retirement home, planning to clean it out after the holidays. Then, her phone buzzed. “Where is my f*#@king money your s...

08/19/202408/25/2024 During the week of August 19-25, 2024, Sequoyah County law enforcement tended to 19 animal calls, 119 traffic stops, and numerous medical and domestic calls according to police re...

The first full weekend of September is traditionally Free Hunting Days in Oklahoma. On these two days, Oklahoma residents may participate in open hunting seasons without the requirement to have a stat...