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...

The Cherokee Nation will be receiving an invoice for more than $2 million from Sequoyah County for the Garvin Branch bridge. At last Monday’s meeting, the county commissioners approved sending the inv...

AA Meetings are now being held at Vian Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings are held each week on Tuesday and Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. Inf...

Over the next several weeks, 326,603 registered voters in Oklahoma will receive an Address Confirmation Notice from the State Election Board. The notices are required by state law. Voters who receive ...

My first grandchild arrived on June 3. His name is Cooper Michael and I’m in love with his sweet face and fat cheeks. A few -------------- days later, I flew to Chicago to be with him and my daughter,...

Raymond and Ruby Pigeon of Vian, who operate a free clothes closet out of their residence at 215 S. Suzanne Street, said they are currently in need of clothing donations and items to give to burnout v...

The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) Interim Executive Director, Greg Slavonic, announced last week that he had made a request for a performance audit from The Oklahoma State Auditor & I...

If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? I’d wish to have a playground. I would wish for the twins, Lilly and Lilah Terrill. And, I wish we could go the hotel and beach. If you could travel a...

Dorothy Harden, 97, of Vian was awarded the “Oldest in Attendance” last Saturday at the Sequoyah County Times’ annual Retirement Fair, held at the Sallisaw Middle School. Harden, who said she will be ...

Last week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion reversing the November 2020 federal jury conviction of Jimcy McGirt on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive se...