Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced that the State Election Board recently published the results of post-election audits conducted in 2023 – including an audit of election re...

The Regional University System of Oklahoma Regents have named Dr. Rodney Hanley as the 20th president of Northeastern State University. Hanley will assume the presidency beginning August 1, 2023. A na...

Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation (OTRD) Executive Director Shelley Zumwalt has named Sterling Zearley the new Director of State Parks. “With more than two decades of experience in the State Parks syste...

Oklahoma State University Extension will host a Beginning Beekeepers Workshop on July 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oklahoma County Extension Office, 2500 NE 63rd in Oklahoma City. The event will pr...

In their final weekly meeting of Fiscal Year 2023, the Sequoyah County Commissioners approved equal distribution of $268,143.42 each to the county general fund, county schools, and the county’s cities...

A boating collision that occurred just before 7 p.m. on June 24 on Tenkiller Lake has left two individuals in critical condition. The incident occurred in the Pettit Bay area, located about seven mile...

A Jenks woman who was camping at Gore Landing is facing charges of battery/assault and battery on a police officer, falsely impersonating another to create liability and resisting an officer after get...

David Slaughter has lived in Oklahoma long enough to know that just because Sequoyah County has avoided severe weather or a tornado for many years, it’s just a matter of time until the world comes cra...

Officer commended for service at meeting Vian’s Board of Trustees tackled a range of agenda items during their regular monthly meeting on June 20 at the new Town of Vian offices located on Hwy. 82 at ...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from December business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

Steven Bean, 23, Sallisaw: Burglary second degree. Charles M. Haviland, 32, Roland: Domestic abuse-A&B. Ryan P. Sandmeyer, Vian: DUI-alcohol. Jesse Schwartz, Santa Rose, Calif.: Distribution of CDS in...

Northeastern State University will offer its Summer Bridge Program July 6-27. Summer Bridge is a four-week program that offers immersive, non-credit college prep for incoming freshmen, including class...

Sweet corn is an old food. The specific time when sweet corn origin ated cannot be pinpointed. However, Sp anish explor ers in the early 1500s found Indians growing corn in East Texas, and the Spanish...

A felony arrest warrant has been issued for a Texas man on charges of aggravated possession of child pornography and lewd molestation. Michael W. Green, 63, was charged June 13 in Sequoyah County Dist...

The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care Systems (EOVAHCS) is proud to announce the opening of the Bartlesville VA Outpatient Clinic located at 3005 E. Frank Phillips Blvd. A ribbon cutting ceremony and op...

Cherokee Nation celebrated the acquisition of the historic Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch from the Oklahoma Historical Society, further expanding its robust tourism offerings. Th e tribe first announced...

The Sunshine Foundation recently granted a dream trip, a Caribbean family cruise, to a Sallisaw child with disabilities. Adilynn Dewberry’s dream come true was made possible through generous donations...

Members of the Sallisaw High School (SHS) class of 1964 attended their 59th reunion on June 10. Pictured in front, from the left are Jo Anne Byers Erwin, Jim Agent, Carolyn Dotson Joseph, Viola Green ...

The descendants of Peter Joshua and Ola Warren are hosting a family reunion on Sunday, July 9, at the Gore Senior Center. Someone will be there by 12 noon and a potluck lunch will be served at 1 p.m. ...

The Blackgum Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast on July 1 from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Blackgum Community Building, north of Vian. Menu will consist of pancakes, sausage and bac...