Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane joined educators, county officials and financial experts last week in Norman to discuss what he described as “potentially devastating” consequences of a proposed sta...

Authorities have arrested five people and filed multiple felony charges in connection with the killing of a Muskogee man whose body was discovered last fall along the Arkansas River in Van Buren, Ark....

Roland’s former animal control supervisor who was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty has had her charge amended to abandonment of animals, according to court records. Kayla Barnes, 34, of...

In Sarah Richards’ third grade classroom at Roland Elementary, learning is more than worksheets and tests. It’s laughter, encouragement, creativity and the kind of confidence- building that follows st...

Roland Public Schools said they are excited to celebrate first grader Stevie Jastrzemski, who was recently able to experience a magical Make-A-Wish trip to Disney! From big smiles to unforgettable mem...

Moffett Public School is now accepting applications for their 2026-27, 3-year-old program waiting list. Eligibility requirements include: -Child must be 3 years old by Sept. 1, 2026 -Child must be a r...

The Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization (MCCO) is hosting free beading classes in February and March, that will be held on the 4th and 18th of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Classes will also take pl...

The Sequoyah County Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at their museum, located at 200 East Creek Street in Sallisaw. The program will be “show and tell.” Members and guests are a...

If you are 60 years of age or older and need access to services such as meals (home delivered or congregate), homemaker services, nutrition counselling, legal help, caregiver services or transportatio...

Students can learn more about the rich history and thriving culture of the Cherokee Nation through free education tours this spring. They can be scheduled February- May, with reservations offered on a...

Legislation that would allow and later require certain public cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel has passed a House policy committee and now moves to an oversight committee. Authore...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners have proclaimed February to be Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Cindy Smith, investigator for the Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Office, told the commissioners that ...

Veterans from the Sallisaw Veterans Home spent a recent day visiting the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, giving them a chance to get out, spend time together, and enjoy something different. The da...

The Oklahoma State Election Board has released its official annual voter registration report showing 2,406,168 registered voters in Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s official voter registration statistics are reco...

The Cherokee Nation will receive $772,914 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to develop a comprehensive conservation and restoration plan for the Illinois River Watershed. The funding awar...

As part of Stalking Awareness Month, on January 16, advocates from the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office, Cherokee Nation One-Fire and Help-In-Crisis were available in the lobby of the Sequoyah County ...

Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program is accepting applications from rural Oklahoma innovators seeking resources to bring their ideas and products to ma...

Congratulations to Gans Public School students Olivia Harvel and Kambree Lovell for placing second and third in the VFW Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest. Competing against sixth, seventh and eighth grade s...

The Sequoyah County Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management District No. 7 has received a major boost for its water infrastructure with approval of a $1 million loan that will be fully forg...

A Muldrow man has been sentenced to multiple life terms in prison following convictions for a series of child sex crimes in Sequoyah County. Zachary L. Flock, 43, entered a blind plea before Associate...