GREENLEAF: October 17. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 70°F and clear. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, minnows, shad, and ...

Muzzleloader season is an excellent time to go deer hunting, for several reasons. For one, the late October timeframe offers the best of Oklahoma‚s weather and seasonal natural beauty. And if cool mor...

Cherokee Nation is celebrating Native perspective and influence within the comic book scene with its first-ever Indigenous comic convention, SkadiCon. The family-friendly event is slated for Nov. 5 fr...

Eastside Elementary recently released the names of the students on the All A‚s and A‚s & B‚s Honor Rolls for the first nine weeks of the 2022-2023 school year. All A‚s Third Grade Abby Busch, Keyton C...

When Sequoyah County‚s budget for fiscal year 2022-23 was approved Monday by commissioners, there was both good news and bad. The good news is that the commissioners have about $1.2 million in carryov...

The Board of Education of Gore Public School District announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 3 seat on the Gore Board of Education may file t...

The Cherokee Nation is now accepting enrollment applications for its early childhood program at the tribe‚s second Cherokee language immersion school location in Greasy. Classes are expected to begin ...

Tornado shelters gone for good Dear Editor, Tornado shelters: now they are really gone for good. Four of them, one at each school. When someone gives you something for half price, you need to take it....

Cooking and eating habits will change during a power failure. You may have no heat, no refrigeration and limited water. Health risks from contaminated or spoiled foods may increase. Remember that thos...

Is autumn in Oklahoma really worth the wait? Unlike America‚s Upper Midwest and Northeast where foliage donned its vibrant reds, yellows and oranges weeks ago, Oklahoma‚s peak time for leaf-looking is...

Leaders of the five largest tribes in Oklahoma announced today they officially endorse State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister as Oklahoma‚s next Governor, citing her respect for tri...

The Sallisaw School Board decided to withdraw from the Safe Room FEMA Grant as one of the items approved Monday night at its regular monthly meeting. The $3.5 million bond for storm shelters was defea...

Welcome again to the Vian Nursing and Rehab News. As I mentioned in last week‚s news that we were making apple brown Betty, well, let me tell you it was about the best thing we have ever made. The res...

On Oct. 11 the Gans FFA chapter competed in the regional Opening ceremonies contest at Connors State College. The team was second overall in the competition and qualified for the state competition at ...

Sallisaw Schools will hold a Johnson O‚Malley, IEC meeting at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26, in the Administration Building, located at 701 S. J.T. Stites Blvd. Purpose of this meeting is to elect new IEC officer...

Clean, sanitize and disinfect. These are words commonly used and often interchanged, but each is a very different step of the food safety process. This interchanging of terminology can be confusing, a...

These students were selected for demonstrating the Leadership Habit “Be Proactive.” These students take charge and get things done while having a positive attitude.

No ethical hunter ever sets out to wound an animal but, unfortunately, it does happen. If you‚ve exhausted all efforts to recover the animal, perhaps the Oklahoma Blood Trackers association and their ...

Sequoyah County Emergency Management on Thursday issued an advisory that the National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a red flag wire warning for Sequoyah County.