The Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Office held its annual Christmas dinner and awards banquet on December 22, bringing together nearly 200 deputies, staff and guests to reflect on the past year and recogn...

Vian’s school system showed strong performance at all three levels on the recent State School Report Card for the 2024-25 school year. Vian Middle School’s overall scores ranked first among all Sequoy...

The Gore Board of Trustees met on Dec. 16, approving several personnel actions for the police department while tabling decisions on proposed water and sewer rate changes during the Gore Public Works A...

Two teenagers were injured on Dec. 30 in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hwy. 64 and County Road S 85th Street East in Muskogee County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Trooper...

The Poultry Federation (TPF) released a statement on Dec. 30, by its President, Marvin Childers, regarding the poultry industry’s motion for stay in the Illinois River Watershed case: “TPF supports ef...

Several schools in Sequoyah County have areas in which they have plenty of room for improvement. The Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of Educational Quality and Accountability has relea...

A 60-year-old Mexican national unlawfully present in Sequoyah County has pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawfully reentering the United States after a prior removal, according to the U.S. Attorne...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Marlina D. Hardbarger, 49, of Sallisaw, entered a guilty plea to one count of felon in possession of firearm, pu...

Sequoyah County Commissioners have proclaimed January as both Stalking Awareness Month as well as Human Trafficking Month for the county. In advocating for the proclamation, Cindy Smith, an investigat...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dr. Jonathan S. Clark, D.O., of Poteau, has agreed to pay $105,000 to settle allegations that he violated the Co...

Marble City School would like to thank the ladies of Kozie Quilters for making these beautiful quilts for their Pre-K and Kindergarten students.

For more than four decades, Dr. Gary Cox has been the veterinarian Sallisaw could count on, day or night, weekday or holiday, rain or shine. From household pets to livestock and wildlife, his practice...

The Friends of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library is holding a membership drive with the first meeting happening at 6 p.m. on January 12, in the library meeting room. The Friends are a non-profit grou...

The Oklahoma State Department of Education has assigned the state a D grade for academic achievement in public schools, but a C in learning growth for the 2024-25 school year. The agency recently rele...

Felony Docket Joseph W. Marshall, 39, Sallisaw: Grand larceny. Duston W. Coody, 39, Muldrow: Grand larceny; False declaration of ownership in pawn. Regino E. Marquez-Trujillo, 55, Sallisaw: Embezzleme...

Oklahoma and Arkansas officials are denouncing a federal judge’s decision that found poultry companies responsible for polluting a key watershed in both states and also ordered them to pay millions to...

The Gore Public Schools Board of Education conducted its regular monthly meeting on Dec. 8, in the Gore Schools Board Room, addressing routine financial matters, personnel decisions and administrative...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees approved routine business, denied a request to use a city alley as a private driveway, and took steps toward bidding a new museum remodel during its regular meeting...

The gross household income limit for seniors who own property in Sequoyah County has been increased to $80,600 for the 2026 tax year, County Assessor Brandy Allen (previously Dobbs) reported recently....

A bicyclist was seriously injured last Monday afternoon following a collision with a pickup truck along Hwy. 82 in Sequoyah County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). The accident occurre...