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Local cowboy representing state in World finals
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Local cowboy representing state in World finals
July 16, 2025
Outstanding Sequoyah county cowboy Charles Lucas will be representing Oklahoma in the Wrangler Bull Riding world finals in Abilene Texas, July 28 through August 2. Charles is a sophomore at Vian High ...
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Gore Police leadership restructured in meeting
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Gore Police leadership restructured in meeting
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
July 16, 2025
In a swift but significant decision during a special meeting on July 7, the Gore Board of Trustees approved a leadership change within the Gore Police Department. The meeting, called to order at 6 p.m...
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AG seeks deal to protect watershed
July 16, 2025
CLIFTON ADCOCK, THE FRONTIER, SPECIAL TO THE NEWS After a years-long legal battle with some of the world’s largest poultry producers over pollutants in one of Oklahoma’s most important waterways, the ...
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Cherokee Nation 2025 General Election
July 16, 2025
• July 19, 22, 23, 24 — Early Walk-In Voting; Absentee Drop Box • July 26 — Run Off Election
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Fire won’t stop the faith: Church continues rebuilding
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Fire won’t stop the faith: Church continues rebuilding
By ALLY TROTTER NEWS INTERN 
July 16, 2025
One month after fire swept through the sanctuary of Vian Assembly of God, the church is rising from the ashes, determined to rebuild and continue its mission. Pastor John Bennett said he was out of town when he received a call from church secretary Linda Isham that the church was on fire. A cleaning crew had been inside when smoke began leaking from a corner of the building. Vian Police Chief Mark...
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Pritchett pleads guilty to illegally possessing firearms, ammunition
July 16, 2025
A Tahlequah resident has pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced this week. Cody L....
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Butler sentenced to probation for possessing stolen rifle
July 16, 2025
A Stilwell resident with ties to Sequoyah County has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District ...
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Oklahoma health care among worst in nation
By OKLAHOMA VOICE 
July 16, 2025
EMMA MURPHY Oklahoma ranked 49th in the nation for its state health care system, according to a report released last week. The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation supporting independent health car...
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Free vaccination clinic in Marble City
July 16, 2025
There will be a free vaccination clinic from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 16, at the pavilion next to the police station in downtown Marble City, provided by Sequoyah County Animal Advocates. Both dogs and cat...
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Drake triple-murder trial set
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Drake triple-murder trial set
By LYNN ADAMS SpECIAL TO THE REGISTER 
July 16, 2025
Anyone who has not been involved in the American legal system cannot fully appreciate the applicable idiom, “the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.” Monday was another example ...
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Vian FFA members attend Leadership Camp
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Vian FFA members attend Leadership Camp
July 16, 2025
Members of the Vian FFA Chapter represented at the 53rd annual Oklahoma FFA Alumni Leadership Camp, held at Camp Tulakogee in Wagoner, June 29-July 12. More than 1,300 FFA members from over 300 Oklaho...
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County sales tax income up from last year
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County sales tax income up from last year
July 16, 2025
The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from May business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fro...
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Tribe presents AEDs to rural departments, others
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Tribe presents AEDs to rural departments, others
July 16, 2025
Cherokee Nation on Monday presented automated external defibrillators (AED) to six Sequoyah County rural volunteer fire departments, as well as to Central High School and Sequoyah County 911. The dona...
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Sports
Thunder duo to get homecoming welcome July 24 in Fort Smith
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Thunder duo to get homecoming welcome July 24 in Fort Smith
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
July 16, 2025
The celebration just keeps going for the 2025 National Basketball Association Finals champion Oklahoma City Thunder. B esides OKC having a special day for each player and coach throughout most of the ...
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Gore Pirate Youth Summer Football Camp
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Gore Pirate Youth Summer Football Camp
July 16, 2025
Campers go one at a time through an agility drill, which ended with tackling a pair of tackle dummies during Day 1 of the 2025 Gore Pirate Youth Summer Football Camp, which took place last Wednesday m...
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Sequoyah County baseball product to play in Futures Game on Saturday in Atlanta
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Sequoyah County baseball product to play in Futures Game on Saturday in Atlanta
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
July 9, 2025
It will be a special day for former Roland Rangers and Arkansas Razorbacks baseball player Jaxon Wiggins. Wiggins will be one of the National League All-Stars in Saturday afternoon’s Major League Base...
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Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Events
July 9, 2025
July 10 All fluent Cherokee speakers are invited to a free monthly luncheon held from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. every second Thursday of the month and hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Department at t...
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Celebration time hits OKC
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Celebration time hits OKC
July 2, 2025
Among the numerous charttopping songs by famed pop group Kool and the Gang is “Celebration.” There indeed was one June 24 in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Thunder, who won the 2025 National Basketb...
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OU Sooners basketball player drafted seventh
By MIKE HOUCK SOONERSPORTS.COM 
July 2, 2025
NORMAN — University of Oklahoma point guard Jeremiah Fears was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the seventh overall pick in the 2025 National Basketball Association Draft lat Wednesday night ...
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Commentary
Let’s Go Forth Proclaiming Jesus Christ!
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Let’s Go Forth Proclaiming Jesus Christ!
By Shirley R. Watts 
July 16, 2025
Jesus said: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have command...
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Alive in Christ
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Alive in Christ
By Pastor Michael Martin 
July 16, 2025
Colossians 2:6-7 “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanks...
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Dead Heroes
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Dead Heroes
By Pastor Tim Perkins First Southern Baptist Church, Gore 
July 16, 2025
I like crime scene drama shows. I have been watching them for quite some time, and there have been many of them over the years. I think CSI started it. Then came NCIS. CSI then spawned CSI Miami and C...
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God’s Merciful Will
By Pastor Reggie Kelley, Blackgum Christian Union Church 
July 16, 2025
EVERY MAN DIES! NOT EVERY MAN TRULY LIVES! MANKIND LIVES AT GOD’S MERCIFUL WILL! John 10:1-42 1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some...
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He Called Out
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He Called Out
By Vian Baptist Church 
July 9, 2025
Mark 10:47 “And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” In our lives, Jesus will not walk the physical highways of our n...
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Pray That the Word Run Swiftly
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Pray That the Word Run Swiftly
By Shirley R. Watts 
July 9, 2025
“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified,” (II Thess. 3:1). “‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in,” (Luke 14:23). Imagine...
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Lifestyle
Progressive Therapy Solutions welcomes Dr. Chandler
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Progressive Therapy Solutions welcomes Dr. Chandler
July 16, 2025
Progressive Therapy Solutions in Sallisaw welcomes Dr. Kate Chandler, PT, DPT, to their staff. Dr. Chandler is a newly licensed physical therapist and proud native of Muldrow. She earned her Doctor of...
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Kindness, dedication shaping King into young leader
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Kindness, dedication shaping King into young leader
By ALLY TROTTER NEWS INTERN 
July 16, 2025
Bella King, an upcoming junior at Vian High School, is a young lady deeply rooted in her community. Born and raised in Vian, King is surrounded by a large family and lives with her mom and younger sis...
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Vian TSA competes in National conference
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Vian TSA competes in National conference
July 16, 2025
Around 10,000 middle school and high school Technology Student Association (TSA) members traveled to Nashville, Tenn. to compete in the 47th National TSA Conference. TSA members from across the nation...
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Library magic
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Library magic
July 2, 2025
Joe Coover performed his magic for children at Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library last Friday morning. This performance was part of the summer reading program at the library. Check out the library’s Faceb...
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Who Shall Live
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Who Shall Live
By Vian Baptist Church 
June 11, 2025
Numbers 24:23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! Balaam the son of Beor was a seer at the time Israel was being led o of Egypt. As Israel approached the Ki...
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Claiming the Lost in America Today
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Claiming the Lost in America Today
June 11, 2025
We must claim the lost in America because millions are being blinded by Satan. They are living in sin, in bondage to sin and their destiny is Hell if they do not accept Jesus Christ. They are facing H...
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Local cowboy representing state in World finals
Main, news...
Local cowboy representing state in World finals
July 16, 2025
Outstanding Sequoyah county cowboy Charles Lucas will be representing Oklahoma in the Wrangler Bull Riding world finals in Abilene Texas, July 28 through August 2. Charles is a sophomore at Vian High ...
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Gore Police leadership restructured in meeting
Main, news...
Gore Police leadership restructured in meeting
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
July 16, 2025
In a swift but significant decision during a special meeting on July 7, the Gore Board of Trustees approved a leadership change within the Gore Police Department. The meeting, called to order at 6 p.m...
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AG seeks deal to protect watershed
July 16, 2025
CLIFTON ADCOCK, THE FRONTIER, SPECIAL TO THE NEWS After a years-long legal battle with some of the world’s largest poultry producers over pollutants in one of Oklahoma’s most important waterways, the ...
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Cherokee Nation 2025 General Election
July 16, 2025
• July 19, 22, 23, 24 — Early Walk-In Voting; Absentee Drop Box • July 26 — Run Off Election
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Sallisaw man being held on $40,000 bond
By JERRY FINK SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
July 16, 2025
Ryan T. Dick, 52, of Sallisaw, is being held in the McIntosh County Jail pending his preliminary hearing on charges related to indecent photographs and videos sent to a former girlfriend and her mothe...
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