Sallisaw News

Misty Lynn Williams spent almost 14 months in Sequoyah County jail in Sallisaw to keep secret her daughter's location.

Cherokee Principal Chief Bill John Baker will be the guest speaker at the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon at noon Feb.

Gerald Hunter of Sallisaw owns seven acres, in blue above, on the north side East Cherokee in Sallisaw and asked the Sallisaw Planning Commission to rezone the property so he could build a recreational vehicle park.

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Sequoyah County 9-1-1 had three issues last week, Director David Slaughter said.

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Sylvia Hines Goodwin, 50, of Sallisaw was arrested Monday, after she became distraught during a civil hearing in Sequoyah County District Court, Sallisaw, and sprayed the father of her children with Mace.

Sallisaw Mayor Shannon Vann proclaimed Thursday that January was Stalking Awareness Month.

Two men and a woman were arrested and booked into the Sallisaw Jail on drug-related charges Jan.

A Sallisaw man will face charges in Sequoyah County District Court before he is extradited to Arkansas on a murder warrant, officials said Thursday.

Alice B. Messer, Muldrow, on Friday was found guilty of endeavoring to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm after former felony convictions in Sequoyah County District Court in Sallisaw.

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Sallisaw firefighters rushed to the Sequoyah County Jail and Courthouse complex shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday when officials called for fans to air out a courtroom after a woman, allegedly disgruntled over the way things turned out in court, sprayed a man with Mace.

Steve Carter, District 2 county commissioner, announced last week he will seek re-election. Carter said, "It was a great sense of pride to serve our country during my three years in the U.S. Army, where I performed the duties of a combat medic, and I have experienced the same exhilaration over the past seven years serving as commissioner.

Fort Smith, Ark., police have issued a first-degree murder warrant for a Sallisaw man believed to have shot a Kibler resident on Jan.

A man already in jail in Sequoyah County on drug charges has now been accused in the killing of a Fort Smith, Arkansas man.

The deadline for Sequoyah County property owners to file a homestead exemption is March 15, Sequoyah County Assessor Donna Graham said last week "The homestead exemption is an exemption of $1,000 of the assessed valuation.

A 22-year-old Roland man was found not guilty Thursday of second degree murder in the shooting death of 1-year-old Elaine Keen, but guilty of one of two counts of shooting with the intent to kill.

Dr. Bob Wells, left, presents Indian Capital Technology Center in Sallisaw, with the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month award for January.

Virna Williamson, Cherokee Casino materials supervisor, and fellow employees from Cherokee Nation Entertainment help the Brent community put the final touches on a new community center.