A man wanted in connection with an armed robbery and domestic battery in Fort Smith, Ark. is now in custody after being apprehended last week across the state line in Oklahoma. Kenneth M. Byrd, 28, of...

The Roland Board of Education gathered for its regular monthly meeting on June 9, where the board voted on staffing, school policy and financial matters heading into the 2025–26 academic year. Among t...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) proudly announces that 28 organizations and communities have been awarded a grant through the Civil Rights Trail Grant Program. This total amount awarded of just ...

Gans Public School recently released the honor roll for the full 2024-25 school year. Superintendent’s Honor Roll First Grade: Tyler Huskey, Ryker Kilgore, Julia Madden, Kai Montgomery, Daedric Reeder...

Savannah Cunningham, at only 18-yearsold, has already attained the crowning achievement of becoming the second runner-up for the Strawberry Queen Pageant during the 78th annual Strawberry Festival in ...

Come to Mr. Camacho’s free Math Camp at Sallisaw’s Carl Albert! He will be providing help over the summer, July 28-31, with the math section of the ACT and Accuplacer tests with grades 7th-12th being ...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from April business. The monies they reported this period represent sales f...

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah (NHSS) has been selected to participate in the CMS Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program effective May 1, a federal initiative aimed at supporting healthca...

OMMA (Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Association) has promulgated emergency rules to implement House Bill 2807 from the 2025 legislative session. Permanent rules will go into place in 2026. Pre-packaging ...

The Muldrow Public Library will host the following events during the month of June: June 18 - Watch for Wacky Wednesday updates; Painting with Linda, 1 p.m. June 19 - Closed for Juneteenth. June 20 - ...

Century 21 First Choice Realty is excited to welcome Jan Herod to the Sallisaw realty office. A Vian native and graduate of Vian High School, Herod holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism Advertising from th...

The Sallie Byrd Sevenstar Community Center has announced an upcoming event for June 19 – Gourd decorating. Participants can also enjoy a free meal while they make their cultural craft. The class will ...

Roland Church of Christ, 103 South Roland Road, is hosting its 5th annual Area-Wide Singing and Fellowship event on Saturday, June 28, at the church. The singing will start at 6 p.m. and includes a Ca...

Service Oklahoma is warning citizens of a nationwide text message scam—also known as smishing—targeting Oklahomans by impersonating state agencies like the Department of Motor Vehicles. This week, Ser...

The more days that turned into weeks, which then evolved into months and stretched into years since the September 2020 groundbreaking for the new Sallisaw Veterans Center, the more impatient the commu...

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahoma consumers about the resurgence of a scam where fraudsters are producing fake arrest warrants and asking individuals to post preemptive bail at vir...

Learn about the rich history and thriving culture of the largest tribal nation in the United States with the return of Cherokee Nation’s history class, “Cherokee Nation: A History of Resilience.” The ...

June 11 was an incredible day at the Boys and Girls Club of Sequoyah County thanks to their wonderful partners, Steven Hatcher and Isaac Barnoski from Cherokee Nation Public Health. The two men shared...

OMAHA, Neb. — Gabe Gaeckle struck out a career-high 10 batters over a career-long six innings of relief work, but the Arkansas Razorbacks could not overcome an early deficit and was handed a 4-1 loss ...

Every child in foster care deserves someone in their corner. This summer, you can be that someone. CASA for Children is offering a new volunteer training class beginning this July. The training is ope...