Members of the Roland FFA placed second in the Floriculture Career Development Event held at the Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair. Team members are required to identify plants that are common to the Horti...

Congratulations go out to Zuri Rogers who was crowned AR/OK Fair Princess last weekend. She is a student in Mrs. Marlene Matlock’s class at Roland Elementary. COURTESY

Arvest Bank in Sallisaw will be hosting its annual Baby Food Eating contest. Last year, with the help of all the community partners, just over $1,400 was raised for the United Way. Participants in thi...

Congratulations to Roland Public Schools teacher Jacy Strong for winning $500 to use for her classroom’s needs in the Arvest Area Teacher Contest. She teaches math at Roland Junior High. This is Arves...

Buddy Spencer, a Sallisaw citizen who is known for his many contributions to projects in Sallisaw including the soon-to-be constructed Veteran’s Center, was honored with a surprise birthday party last...

The Northeastern State University Alumni Association Board of Directors have selected the 2021 alumni honorees to be recognized during this year’s homecoming celebrations. This year’s honorees are Dr....

For the third time, Hudson “The Strong” Hartman will appear in the bright lights of Broadway, Saturday, Sept. 18, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video present...

The Cherokee Nation is supporting public school districts in the tribe’s Reservation by donating thousands of Cherokee-made masks to districts that implement school-wide mask mandates to help reduce t...

Marble City Public Schools welcomes new faculty members for the 2021-2022 academic year: Rita Gibson, Special Education; Christa Lowder, PreK-K; Bobbie Real, Social Studies; and Britney Barker, Parapr...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. named former Council Speaker Joe Byrd as the tribe’s first Special Envoy for International Affairs and Language Preservation at a ceremony in Tahlequah...

Members of the Sequoyah County 4-H clubs attended a 4-H Bakers Workshop on July 28, hosted by April Olsen, OSU Cooperative Extension Director and FCS/4H Educator in Sequoyah County. Oklahoma Home and ...

Northeastern State University (NSU) recently received accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education for its master’s in social work program. Dr. Eun-Jun Bang, department chair and program di...

Indian Capital Technology Center (ICTC) – Sallisaw Campus Dart Drummonds has announced that classes will begin Aug. 16 for all full-time day programs. The morning session runs from 8 through 11 a.m. a...

Sequoyah County 4-H members attended a Sewing Class on July 14 at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds, which was hosted by OSU Extension Director April Olsen. Members learned basic sewing skills, parts of...

On July 19, the new 180,000-square-foot Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa opened its doors for Veterans in Eastern Oklahoma. The clinic replaces the Tulsa clinic at 9322 East 41st Street, ...

“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night” “He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf al...

Mandy Edwards of Sallisaw and John Lamproe of Fort Smith, Ark., were married July 19 in Destin, Fla. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ross of Barling, Ark., and Martha Ross of Prairie Gr...

The Bizzy Beez are inviting men and women to volunteer to make items for our local nursing homes, hospital and Veterans. The group will be happy to teach anyone who wants to learn to crochet. The Bizz...

As many Oklahomans are still experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal Extra Help Program may be available to you. The Extra Help program assists qualified Medicare ben...

At a summer camp at the University of Oklahoma, high school juniors and seniors learned how to create a Styrofoam support beam, build a Popsicle stick bridge and code a Lab-View robot. They learned th...