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Vian leads county on State School Report Cards
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Vian leads county on State School Report Cards
By JEFF COTNER SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
January 7, 2026
Vian’s school system showed strong performance at all three levels on the recent State School Report Card for the 2024-25 school year. Vian Middle School’s overall scores ranked first among all Sequoy...
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Gore Trustees approve police hires, pay raises
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
January 7, 2026
The Gore Board of Trustees met on Dec. 16, approving several personnel actions for the police department while tabling decisions on proposed water and sewer rate changes during the Gore Public Works A...
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Two teens injured in two-vehicle crash
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
January 7, 2026
Two teenagers were injured on Dec. 30 in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hwy. 64 and County Road S 85th Street East in Muskogee County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Trooper...
Honors handed out at Sheriff’s annual dinner, awards banquet
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Honors handed out at Sheriff’s annual dinner, awards banquet
January 7, 2026
The Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Office held its annual Christmas dinner and awards banquet on December 22, bringing together nearly 200 deputies, staff and guests to reflect on the past year and recognize outstanding service within the agency. The evening served as a year-in-review for the Sheriff ’s Office, highlighting the dedication, professionalism and commitment demonstrated by deputies and em...
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Man pleads guilty to unlawful reentry in eastern Oklahoma
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
January 7, 2026
A 60-year-old Mexican national unlawfully present in Sequoyah County has pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawfully reentering the United States after a prior removal, according to the U.S. Attorne...
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Commissioners proclaim county awareness month
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Commissioners proclaim county awareness month
By LYNN ADAMS SpECIAL TO THE REGISTER 
January 7, 2026
Sequoyah County Commissioners have proclaimed January as both Stalking Awareness Month as well as Human Trafficking Month for the county. In advocating for the proclamation, Cindy Smith, an investigat...
Quilts gifted to students
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Quilts gifted to students
January 7, 2026
Marble City School would like to thank the ladies of Kozie Quilters for making these beautiful quilts for their Pre-K and Kindergarten students.
A lifetime on call
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A lifetime on call
By ALLY TROTTER COURTESY 
January 7, 2026
For more than four decades, Dr. Gary Cox has been the veterinarian Sallisaw could count on, day or night, weekday or holiday, rain or shine. From household pets to livestock and wildlife, his practice...
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A-F grades released for public schools
By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE 
January 7, 2026
The Oklahoma State Department of Education has assigned the state a D grade for academic achievement in public schools, but a C in learning growth for the 2024-25 school year. The agency recently rele...
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Progression Being Made
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Progression Being Made
January 7, 2026
Progression is being made on the renovation going on at the Vian Youth Baseball Fields. According to a Facebook post made by E.O. “Junior” Smith, all three backstops are gone and new fences on all thr...
Vian basketball teams split road games at Heavener
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Vian basketball teams split road games at Heavener
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
January 7, 2026
The Vian High School basketball teams played their first games of 2026 last Saturday afternoon against the Heavener squads at the Heavener Gym. The Wolverines held off the Wolves 56-50 to get their fi...
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God – Christian – Home and Nation
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God – Christian – Home and Nation
By Shirley R. Watts 
January 7, 2026
“‘I am the Lord your God…’You shall have no other gods before Me, no carved image, not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.” ‘Honor your father and your mother,” ‘You shall not murder, commit a...
The New Year
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The New Year
By Pastor Tim Perkins 
January 7, 2026
Christmas 2025…in the books. It is past, over and now a memory. But not just Christmas, so is the whole year, 2025. The year is over, in the books and now a memory as well. What a year it has been. Ou...
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Be the Best Christian
By Pastor Reggie Kelley, Blackgum Christian Union Church 
January 7, 2026
WE ALL MUST FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST! JESUS CHRIST GAVE US THE FREE CHOICE TO FOLLOW HIM OR NOT TO FOLLOW HIM! THERE’S A HUGE CONSEQUENCE FOR NOT TO FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST! Matthew 11:1-30 1And it came to pas...
Simple
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Simple
By Pastor Tim Perkins First Southern Baptist Church, Gore 
December 31, 2025
Christmas is over. It was a great Christmas this year. And with Christmas over I sat and reflected on a couple of things about this Christmas. It was different than past Christmases. Not different in ...
It’s a New Day!
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It’s a New Day!
By Shirley R. Watts 
December 31, 2025
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isa. 7:14-15). “God with us” (Matthew 1:23). “And behold, you wil...
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Do You Love Jesus Christ
By Pastor Reggie Kelley, Blackgum Christian Union Church 
December 31, 2025
JESUS CHRIST MUST BE FIRST IN ALL OF OUR LIVES! DO YOU LOVE JESUS CHRIST? LOOK TO JESUS CHRIST IN ALL THINGS! Luke 14:1-35 1And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees...
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Thanks to the Toons
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Thanks to the Toons
January 7, 2026
Marble City School would like to thank the Toons for another wonderful Christmas! Every year, Mr. and Mrs. Toon bless students with not only homemade stockings and bags filled with goodies and gifts, ...
December students of the month
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December students of the month
December 24, 2025
Gore Public School December students of the month are (top row, from left) Quinn Montgomery, seventh grade and Taylor Kinion, eighth grade. Bottom row (from left), Addison Douglass, sophomore and Coop...
District winners
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District winners
December 24, 2025
Congratulations to Vian Public School’s fifth and sixth grade Academic Team on winning districts. Team members are Dante Leonardo, Olivia Rogers, Elizabeth Madsen, Ryan Garrison, Cale Winans and Coope...
Fun with gingerbread
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Fun with gingerbread
December 17, 2025
Mrs. Hunter’s Pre-K students at Vian Elementary School had fun with gingerbread. They read The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Girl, The Ninjabread Man, and 10 Gingerbread Men. They ended the week by...
Gingerbread activity
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Gingerbread activity
December 17, 2025
Gingerbread activity for the win! Ms. Gragg and Mrs. Haven at Vian Elementary School ensure their students experience the most wonderful time of the year.
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Vian leads county on State School Report Cards
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Vian leads county on State School Report Cards
By JEFF COTNER SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
January 7, 2026
Vian’s school system showed strong performance at all three levels on the recent State School Report Card for the 2024-25 school year. Vian Middle School’s overall scores ranked first among all Sequoy...
Main, news...
Gore Trustees approve police hires, pay raises
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
January 7, 2026
The Gore Board of Trustees met on Dec. 16, approving several personnel actions for the police department while tabling decisions on proposed water and sewer rate changes during the Gore Public Works A...
Main, news...
Two teens injured in two-vehicle crash
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
January 7, 2026
Two teenagers were injured on Dec. 30 in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hwy. 64 and County Road S 85th Street East in Muskogee County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Trooper...
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Area schools have room for improvement
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
January 7, 2026
Several schools in Sequoyah County have areas in which they have plenty of room for improvement. The Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of Educational Quality and Accountability has relea...
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