Halloween on Elm Cancelled; Parents Asked to Use Caution When Taking Children Trick or Treating

Due to COVID concerns in the Sallisaw and Sequoyah County areas, the City of Sallisaw, Sallisaw Police Department and the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce have decided to not have Halloween on Elm this year.

Parents may still take their children trick-or-treating on October 31 but are urged to follow established guidelines published by the CDC.  

 To help families celebrate safely, the City of Sallisaw is providing these guidelines for trick-...

Improvements Continue at Wastewater Treatment Facility

Improvements to the City of Sallisaw Wastewater Treatment Plant are continuing with the award of a contract for Phase II of the Emergency Flow Basin Expansion Project.

At the September 2, 2020 meeting of the Sallisaw Municipal Authority Board of Trustees, a contract for the project was awarded to HCCCo, LLC of Tulsa, OK, in the amount of $875,490.  This will complete the expansion of the emergency flow basin, p...

Sallisaw Municipal Airport Beginning to Take Flight

The City of Sallisaw has seen an increase in flights and other activity at the Sallisaw Municipal Airport in the last six months. The increased attention to the airport has been driven by a new Fixed Base Operator, as well as location and fuel prices.

“In January of this year we contracted with T3 Aerosports to be the new FBO for the airport.  Owner Tom Hanning has really done an excellent job bringing activity to the airport as the new FBO.  His training in aircraft mainten...

Masks Required for Entry to City Buildings

Beginning Saturday, August 1, 2020, masks will be required for entry into any city building.

“To be proactive in dealing with the COVID-19 virus, we are taking these steps for the health and wellbeing of our citizens and the protection of our employees.  We ask all citizens to follow the guidelines set out and to wear a mask wh...

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...