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...

In terms of criminal prosecuting, Sequoyah County is the busiest in the district, according to District Attorney Jack Thorp. Thorp was addressing members of the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce at the cha...

Muldrow The Muldrow Lions Club Christmas parade will start at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. The parade route will be the same as always. Roland The Roland Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas parade, a “...

If things go as planned, Larry Crowe, owner of the “The Rink” in Sallisaw, said he hopes the newly-remodeled skating rink, which has been closed for several years, will be open and ready for skaters b...

Muldrow VFW Post 8384 will host a free Christmas dinner for Veterans, soldiers and their families at noon, Saturday, Dec. 8. Jackie Plank said the dinner is also free to all veterans’ and soldiers’ wi...

A Muldrow man has been arrested and charged after striking a county deputy, who was helping another motorists who’d hit a deer, with his vehicle. Richard G. Mears, 47, was charged Nov. 7 with battery/...

A Muldrow man was formally charged on Nov. 7 with one felony count of domestic abuse – assault and battery following an incident between him and a family member. Matthew J. Coleman, 40, received a $2,...

Catholic Charities Helping Center of Sallisaw is sponsoring a turkey drive from now until Dec. 14 and is also accepting donations of coats, gloves, hats and scarves to help families to stay warm this ...

Cherokee Nation Sequoyah County District 6 Councilman Bryan Warner was out delivering frozen turkeys to the elderly and families in need last Monday throughout rural parts of Sequoyah County. “This is...

Roland High School’s November Student of the Month was Kyle Herron. He is shown above with his Johnny’s Hometown Pharmacy T-shirt and his Sonic gift card. Herron is the son of Sharon Wilson.

Charity Middleton of Muldrow considers herself a transplant from Arkansas but is thankful to be living and working in a community where the people are friendly and seem to care about one another, she ...

The Bellamy Brothers bring “Let Your Love Flow” and other hits back to Lee Creek Tavern inside Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland on Dec. 14. The free concert begins at 8 p.m. Howard and David Bellamy beg...

The Sallisaw High School class of 1964 held a picnic Oct. 13 at the Old McKey School. The picnic was planned to be at the Sallisaw Creek Park, but because of rain, it was moved to the McKey School. Ev...