As summer winds down, families across Oklahoma and Arkansas are getting ready for the new school year and the upcoming tax-free weekend is offering a muchneeded financial break. From August 1 to 3 in ...

Event coordinators are gearing up for this year’s 12th annual Muldrow Cruise Night and are seeking sponsors and vendors for the event, which will be held Saturday, August 16, from 6 to 10 p.m. Anyone ...

On July 12, the 186th anniversary of the Act of Union, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced the addition of the Tahlequah campground site where this...

While there’s a generation gap when it comes to rotary-dial landline telephones and digital or even voice-activated cellphones, telephone numbers have been part of our lives since Alexander Graham Bel...

Moffett Public School will host a Meet & Greet night from 5 to 7 p.m. on August 12. This is a great time for students to bring their classroom supplies for the upcoming school year. There will also be...

Roland Public School has announced an enrollment reminder for 2025-26 school year. School personnel said enrollment is required for all students in the district, whether your child is returning or is ...

Muldrow Public Schools will host a Meet the Teacher night for the upcoming school year. The elementary school will hold theirs on August 12 with the following times scheduled for each grade: Pre-K: 5 ...

CASA for Children is currently seeking dedicated community members to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers. CASA volunteers help make sure that children who have experienced ab...

If the last time you purchased a postage stamp was forever ago, get ready for your next visit to the post office. The U.S. Postal Service raised the price of a first-class Forever stamp by 5 cents, fr...

As summer winds down and Oklahoma students prepare to go back to school, Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is offering free resources for educators and fam...

An updated disaster recovery plan for both the Sequoyah County Clerk’s Office and the Sequoyah County Commissioners were approved last Monday at the commissioners’ weekly meeting, crucial strategies f...

President Donald Trump’s budget bill brings stricter rules to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal food assistance program, and shifts costs to states, putting an estimated 131,0...

Central Public Schools has announced school arrival and pickup procedures for the 2025-26 school year. PK-3, PK-4, Kindergarten All PK-3 and PK-4 students will enter through the early childhood buildi...

August 11 - Parents Night, 5 to 7 p.m. August 14 - First day of school September 1 - Labor Day, no school October 14 - Parent/Teacher Conference, 4 to 7 p.m. October 15 - Parent/Teacher Conference, 8:...

August 1 - Free show with Chase Bryant at 9 p.m. at Lee Creek Tavern. August 2 - Free show with the Ying Yang Twins at 9 p.m. at Lee Creek Tavern. August 16 - Free show with the Velcro Pygmies at 9 p....

Backpack 8-count Crayola crayons 2 Pkgs. washable Crayola markers 2 Boxes of Kleenex 2 Boxes of Clorox wipes 2 Pkgs. of baby wipes 2 2-pocket folders (no brads) 8-Pk. of Play-Doh Box of bandaids Small...

Felony Docket Kristian J. Blankenship, 34, Sallisaw: Trafficking in illegal drugs (meth); Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia; TOC - intox. bev. Helen Chambers, 54: Domestic abuse-A&B. Noah E. Philpo...

AT LEFT: Roland’s Kord Earnhart tries to stay on his mutton during Night 1 of the 53rd annual Garrison Creek Riders Rodeo on Friday night at Garrison Creek Arena. BELOW: The muttons are then herded ba...

A loose dog in a Muldrow neighborhood led to police intervention after residents raised concerns about animal neglect and a potential child safety issue. Anthony S. McClinton, 40, of Muldrow, is now f...

A benefit featuring BBQ, a good ‘ol pie, silent and live auction, and bake sale is set for Saturday at the county fairgrounds for three men who were critically injured in a fireworks accident earlier ...