Editor’s Note: September is National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month and therefore we will be covering a critical and often overlooked issue: the alarming rate of suicides in rural Oklahoma. In ...

The U.S. Department of Education found much room for improvement in a recent review of the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s handling of federal funds. The performance review, dated July 25, co...

Calling all Roland High School former homecoming queens: as part of our the school’s 2024 homecoming festivities, we want to honor all past homecoming queens in this year’s parade. This year’s theme i...

As a community member with an interest in our natural resources, you are invited to attend a public meeting to share your ideas for the development of the Sequoyah County Conservation District’s Conse...

WEWOKA — The Central Tigers routed the Wewoka Tigers by a score of 55-22 last Friday night in the District AI-3 opener for both teams. No more information was reported by deadline. Central, improving ...

October 6 The Greasy Community Center in Bunch will be hosting a Haunt-A-Week event beginning at 7 p.m. with a costume contest, Halloween-themed bingo games and dinner. Costume contest winner will rec...

Muldrow High School’s Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter officers recently attended the 2024 Lead Conference in McAlester. Lead Conference is an opportunity for FCCLA cha...

Oklahoma voters will have to wait nearly two years to decide if they want to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. Gov. Kevin Stitt on Sept. 11 scheduled State Question 832 to appear on the ...

Belfonte Public School wishes to thank Short and Fellowship Baptist churches for hosting See You At The Pole at the school last week.

Tabrielle Hardwick has been selected as the August Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Roland Unit. Hardwick is the daughter of Asha and Dominic Hardwick. She was selected be...

Sloan Chapman has been selected as the August Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Liberty Unit. Chapman is the daughter of Kayla and Tyler Chapman. She was selected because s...

Gans senior football player Brenden Strickland (left) crowned Gabbie Price as Gans High School’s homecoming queen prior to Friday night’s home game against Midway at Grizzly Field.

The Cherokee Nation has published official, updated demographic maps reflecting the growing diversity among the tribe’s more than 460,000 citizens and where they live across the country. This marks th...

Muldrow Public Schools wishes to extend a huge congratulations to Fred Jensen (right) for being named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. To be named a finalist, students must submit a detailed...

Roland Elementary would like to extend a huge congratulations to Ansley Daniel, who was crowned Miss Oklahoma Elementary Third Grade during the Miss Oklahoma America pageant this past weekend. She wil...

Roland resident Hank Williamson is keeping an ancient tradition alive. As a Cherokee basket weaver, Williamson’s hands have become skilled instruments, preserving a craft passed down through generatio...

Voters in Sequoyah County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 5 general election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn says. Absentee ballots are available t...

Marble City Public School Pre-K and Kindergarten students are shown enjoying table time during their third week back at school.

Sequoyah County is in line to receive almost $250,000 in settlement funds from the state Attorney General’s Office. The county commissioners admit they don’t really understand all the nuances of the “...

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities across 47 states, territories, and the District of Columbia, for designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Agains...