Sallisaw, Oklahoma — Local News & Community Updates Your source for the latest news, events, and stories from Sallisaw, Oklahoma — the county seat of Sequoyah County and the commercial heart of Oklahoma's far eastern border region. Home to a rich Cherokee heritage and part of the Fort Smith metropolitan area, Sallisaw blends small-town community life with deep historical roots. EastOklahoma.com keeps residents informed on everything happening in Sallisaw and Sequoyah County.
Tulsa
Who Has the Right to Put You in Prison? Inside the Legal War Tearing Eastern Oklahoma Apart There is a child pornographer sitting in a federal prison cell serving 50 years. There is also a drug trafficker whose case may be thrown out because the wrong court filed the charges.
Sallisaw
"Student Safety" for Some But Not Others Connected To My Friends: The Selective Crusades of Sean Buckner and Ron Durbin An investigation into how Oklahoma's most vocal "student safety" advocates go silent when misconduct involves their friends The Brand They Built They burst into
Webbers Falls
The Future of Farming is Growing in Webbers Falls—And You're Invited to See It Why hundreds of Oklahoma growers are marking August 5th on their calendars for an event that could transform their harvest WEBBERS FALLS, OK – There's a moment every farmer knows—standing in
Sallisaw
The $0 Campaign: Sean Buckner's Senate Bid Raises Questions About Intent A candidate with a documented history of unpaid obligations launches a campaign that has yet to raise a single dollar When William Sean Buckner filed paperwork on March 16, 2026, to run as a Republican challenger for
Politics
A little-known bill quietly died in committee this spring. What it reveals about who really controls Oklahoma's deer—and the $200 million industry built around them. OKLAHOMA CITY — On a legislative calendar packed with debates over education funding and tax cuts, Senate Bill 1074 slipped through the
Government Corruption
How Oklahoma's Cash Bail System Imprisons the Innocent An Investigation into America's Highest Incarceration Rate On any given morning in Oklahoma, more than 9,000 people wake up behind bars who have never been convicted of a crime. They are legally innocent—presumed so by the
Sallisaw
County assessor remains on the job despite removal charges as school losses mount, compliance failures continue, and a jury trial scheduled over a year ago still has no date It's been exactly one year since Brandy Dobbs (now Brandy Allen) was supposed to face a jury. On May
Tulsa
A comprehensive investigation into Governor Kevin Stitt's controversial midnight veto and the cascade of corruption allegations that defined his tenure On a late spring night in May 2025, as most Oklahomans slept, Governor Kevin Stitt made a decision that would crystallize his administration's troubled relationship with
Muskogee
Matt Muskrat's call to clean up local government raises questions about his own history A candidate with 2008 felony charges positions himself as the answer to corruption MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OK — Matt N Anna Muskrat has a message for Muskogee County voters: "DRAIN THE SWAMP!!!!!" The candidate
Tulsa
An eight-year federal lawsuit alleges a statewide extortion scheme that jails the poor while generating profits for law enforcement By EastOklahoma.com Investigative Team Kendy Killman became a prisoner in her own home, though she'd never been convicted of a violent crime. The Cleveland County mother of
Sallisaw
Every May, the streets of downtown Sallisaw, Oklahoma come alive with the sounds of live music, the smell of barbecue smoke, and the noise of a community gathering for Diamond Daze — the annual festival that has become a cornerstone of Sequoyah County culture. For two days, May 2nd and 3rd
Broken Arrow
The entrance to the restaurant at Robbers Cave State Park near Wilburton was built to look like the mouth of a cave. Fake stone, mood lighting, a rugged Western aesthetic meant to evoke the outlaws — Jesse James, Belle Starr, the Daltons — who once actually hid in the sandstone bluffs just