Sequoyah County Commissioners will not be meeting again until at 10 a.m., Dec. 26 due to the Christmas holiday when all county offices will be closed in observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. ...

OG&E has seen an increase in customer reports about scammers posing as OG&E employees and demanding payment both in person and via phone. These scammers are especially targeting churches, small busine...

November Citations Steven Jagneaux: Speeding 11-15 over. Ruby Jenkins: Speeding 11-15 over. Jyvon Joseph: Improper/illegal U-turn. Jerald Kirkwood: Speeding 16-25 and over; Operating a M/V without a v...

As a result of a lengthy ongoing investigation, Dustin Lee Poindexter, 24, of Sallisaw, has been arrested and charged with numerous counts of fraud, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane. So...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane said in 2018, deputies arrested 1,517 people, did 37 drug raids, took 388 burglary/theft reports, and the dispatch center received 28,157 calls, which resulted in 1,...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Luis Lopez Arce, 26, of Phoenix, Ariz. was sentenced to 87 months imprisonment, and three years supervised release for possess...

Governor Mary Fallin, in partnership with the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee County, requested a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster declaration to assist those impacted by tornadoes, seve...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Stephanie Anderson, 42, Muldrow: Burglary - second degree; Grand larceny. Drew Benefield,...

Connors State College celebrated the graduation of 42 new nurses in a pinning ceremony held Dec. 7, 2018 on the Warner campus in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The pinning ceremony signifies the nursing st...

Rusty and worn out, for a fact, But with a “purty” tree in the back. On a winter day quite fair, The fresh-cut scent fills the air. Grandkids hang from the old truck’s bed, Dressed in camouflage and O...

Althea Tracy, 6 Vian Elementary f you was a super hero, what would your power be? Laser eyes, so I could laser bad guys! What colors would your costume be? Red and green because I like Christmas colo...

The Volunteer Express The Volunteer Express is a group of people who come together with a common goal, and that goal is to provide companionship and friendship to residents in four local nursing homes...

About 175 families will not go hungry this Christmas and their kids will not do without Christmas presents due to the efforts of the Pastor’s Fellowship of Sallisaw. Pastor’s Fellowship is provided a...

A warrant issued for the arrest of Robert C. Ward Sr. last Thursday for failure to appear was issued in error, according to documents filed in the Sequoyah County Court Clerk’s office. Ward had been s...

The Vian Community Foundation will be applying for another Recreational Trails Program Grant from the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department for mountain bike trails. There will be a meeting to di...

A Lawton man faces felony drug charges after a crystalized substance and paraphernalia were found during a routine traffic stop conducted by a Gore Police officer near Dollar General last month. David...

A Vian man has been charged with felony animal cruelty after reportedly shooting and killing a dog that didn’t belong to him. Curtis L. Smith, 56, has been charged with cruelty to animals, carrying a ...

A wanted Vian sex offender was arrested earlier this month after authorities discovered who he was following a Salli-saw traffic stop. Charles L. Woolsey, 31, of Vian, has been formally charged with f...

A Vian couple have been arrested and one charged after a deputy served a warrant on a female and drugs were found on the man. Chance J. Gilbert, 33, was charged on Dec. 11 with unlawful possession of ...