“Effective immediately, the City of Sallisaw Landfill will be closed on Saturdays due to COVID-19. Hours for Monday through Friday will remain 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For the protection of our employee...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) has collected its first units of convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients, part of an experimental initiative to treat seriously ill patients. In a rapid res...

Sequoyah County District 2 will be setting out roll-off dumpsters on Saturday, April 25 for spring clean up. Dumpsters will be placed at the Blackgum Community Building, west of Vian, Marble City and ...

A Gore woman was pronounced deceased at the scene following an accident that occurred last Wednesday afternoon south of Braggs in Muskogee County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Josh Lawson reported ...

Sequoyah County Board of Commissioners called a special meeting last Tuesday to etend “limited public access” to the Sequoyah County Courthouse until April 30 along with all procedures and operations ...

A second victim from Sequoyah County has died from COVID-19 and health officials announced Friday more testing will be conducted in Sallisaw. A Sequoyah County Health Official reported there were 31 p...

A Gore man died last Tuesday from injuries he sustained in a vehicle/horse collision last Sunday. Mason Taylor Ward, 20, was an E4 Specialist in the Oklahoma Army National Guard and a fulltime student...

A Vian man has been charged with domestic assault and battery by strangulation following a domestic in March. Michael C. Noeldner, 30, was formally charged on March 31 and a bench warrant was issued f...

Coronavirus survivor Raymond Esteban of Sallisaw said he wants to bring hope to people who may be living in fear of the COVID-19 pandemic since the 63-year-old “bivocational” pastor, husband, father a...

Almost every morning on my way to work and nearly every evening on my way home, I pass by our town's Blessing Box in the downtown Anna Belle Farmer Park. About a month ago I drove by and it was stocke...

A Gore man was injured Sunday evening after he reportedly struck a horse with his vehicle in Sallisaw. According to Sallisaw Police Chief Terry Franklin, officers were called to West Cherokee Street n...

April 29 marks the 21st celebration of Denim Day in the US. Denim Day is the annual sexual assault awareness event that works to start conversations about the destructive attitudes surrounding sexual ...

Oklahomans can still enjoy nature and stay connected to fellow outdoor adventurers by sharing their plant and wildlife encounters while practicing social distancing. The Virtual Spring BioBlitz!, host...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Buddie Brown, 52, Roland: DUI – alcoholaggravated. David Cecil, Jr., 36, Gore: Knowingly ...

Hundreds of complaints about coronavirus-related fraud and price gouging have poured into the offices of the Oklahoma attorney general and U.S. attorney for the western district. And that helped promp...

An election emergency declaration issued by the State Election Board Secretary on March 18 will impact elections scheduled for April 7 in Sequoyah County, the County Election Board Secretary confirmed...

- The AARP Foundation Tax-Aid service has been suspended until further notice. This service was being provided in Sallisaw at First Christian Church on Wednesdays. - The Sequoyah County OHCE Quilt Sho...

Sequoyah County District 2 will be setting out roll-off dumpsters on Saturday, April 25 for spring clean up. Dumpsters will be placed at the Blackgum Community Building, west of Vian, Marble City and ...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program has implemented an online application for new and existing clients in order to minimize exposure to the COVID-...

Claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma and the United States spiked again for the second straight week as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to expand across the nation, ...