City Purchases Aerial Fire Truck

The City of Sallisaw has purchased an aerial fire truck that will soon be placed into service. The truck is a 2003 Emergency One Fire Truck with a 95-foot aerial platform.

The truck was recently offered for sale via GovDeals.com by the Fayetteville, AR Fire Department.  The City was able to purchase the truck for $30,000 plus buyer’s premium fees.

For more information on this purchase, click the link to the press re...

Library Lawn Gets New Addition

The lawn of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library recently became home to a new chainsaw artwork piece make possible by artist Clayton Coss of Wagoner.

The new artwork is a chainsaw carving of a girl reading a book while sitting on a stack of books.  The carving was completed by Clayton Coss of Wagoner, OK.  Mr. Coss is a renowned chainsaw artiste who has completed over 1,000 pieces of ...

Sallisaw NOW Awarded $2 million Grant For Addiction and Recovery Training

The Sallisaw NOW Coalition has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services.

The purpose of the FR-CARA (First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act) grant is to deliver addiction and recovery training and supplies to first responders and other key community sectors in Sequoyah County.  The award is for $5...