Monday morning, we had 11 members in attendance. We had a net loss of 12.8 pounds for our chapter! I had the best weight loss this week with a 5.1 pound loss. The leaders challenge this week will be t...

The director of Sequoyah County Emergency Management praised the efforts of Blackgum and other local and neighboring fire departments and emergency personnel who cleaned and removed debris, reconnecte...

Director of Sequoyah County Emergency Management Steve Rutherford is asking county residents that may have had damage during the tornadoes that struck Friday night to provide the following information...

Master’s degrees are expected to be granted to 95 candidates as East Central University conducts its 2018 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. in the Kerr Activities Center. The ceremony...

The Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of a new conservation district that will help the Cherokee Nation manage natural resources, secure assistance f...

Sallisaw Middle School students recently participated in a Food Drive with Sallisaw 4-H to help provide items for Christmas food baskets for the community.   Over 300 items were collected in a friendl...

Principal Chief Bill John Baker declared a State of Emergency in the Cherokee Nation last Monday after tornadoes damaged homes and property in five Northeast Oklahoma counties.  The tribe estimates th...

The United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit ordered the reversal of a conviction and dismissal of an indictment against a former Sallisaw doctor who was initially charged with one count of health...

You can make this winter a little bit warmer for a child or teen by stopping by the Sequoyah County Times office at 111 N. Oak Street in Sallisaw on or before Dec. 14 to donate to a worthy cause. The ...

The Roland Chamber of Commerce on Friday, in conjunction with the Town of Roland, decided to postpone the Christmas parade until Saturday, Dec. 15, beginning at noon. The Chamber said all entries alre...

Tinker Federal Credit Union (TFCU) recently named Shea Mc-Crary of Muldrow High School, Teacher of the Year. McCrary was one of three winners in TFCU’s annual Teacher of the Year Awards contest. The c...

Members of the Sallisaw TOPS 737 Club recently participated in the annual Walk the Talk. The walk is to encourage members and educate them about how important exercise is. Participating were, in front...

Sequoyah County has been recognized by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Tulsa as a StormReady Community. National Weather Service officials will make a formal presentation to recognize this desig...

Anistyn Howard, 10 Moffett Elementary What is Thanksgiving? Meeting with your family, eating and having fun! What did your family cook for Thanksgiving? Turkey, mashed potatoes, mac n’ cheese and pie....

By AMIE REMER , Editor The Cpl Joshua J. Ware Marine Corps League Detachment 1403 is working together with the River Valley Marine Corps League in collecting toys for Toys for Tots. There are toy dona...

The Roland FFA hosted its annual leadership conference this past week. This year’s theme was “Level Up--Move. Matter. Mentor.” The conference had FFA chapters from Oklahoma and Arkansas in attendance,...

An arraignment or hearing has yet to be set for a Muldrow man who was arrested last month after leading a game ranger and sheriff deputy on a foot pursuit into a wooded area after reportedly pointing ...

Cheryl Vann with State Farm was selected as the Women in Business Career Woman of the month for November. Attending were, in front, from the left, Terri Daniels, Vann and Glenda Callahan. In back, fro...

The Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Department inmate work crew was out Thurs., Nov. 29 picking up trash along Highway 101 in Short.

A semitrailer quietly left the former Sequoyah Fuels Corporation site near Gore last week, hauling away the last of 511 loads of nuclear waste that has plagued Sequoyah County and its citizens for dec...