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July 22, 2020
Sunflowers Still Growing!
Charles Davis of Blackgum shows off his enormous sunflowers, which are over 10 feet tall and still growing. SUBMITTED
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October 2, 2024
The last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 5 General Election is Oct. 11, Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn says. Osborn says persons ...
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October 2, 2024
A high-speed motorcycle chase that occurred in Sallisaw on Sept. 3 ended with a crash and an arrest, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Sequoyah County District Court. Sequoyah County Sh...
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October 2, 2024
The Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Office reported last week that there have been reports of several residents receiving phone calls from an individual claiming to be Deputy Petree, with the sher-iff ’s o...
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October 2, 2024
The Vian Board of Trustees convened on September 16 for its regular monthly meeting, approving new projects and other items impacting the community. In personnel updates, the trustees welcomed David G...
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October 2, 2024
A Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s deputy was critically injured Thursday night while directing traffic at the scene of a fatal accident on Interstate-40, just a few miles west of Vian. Deputy Duwaine Chase...
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October 2, 2024
In its regular monthly meeting held on Sept. 17, the Town of Gore’s Board of Trustees made significant decisions aimed at improving local infrastructure and community safety. One major highlight of th...
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October 2, 2024
Vian’s 7th annual Burnin’ Down Main Street will be held this Saturday in downtown Vian featuring a car show, burnout competition, a cornhole tournament, live music and good food. Car show registration...
Obituaries
October 2, 2024
March 11, 1953 – Sept. 20, 2024 Diane Cantrell, 71, of Tulsa, died on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Muskogee. She was born on March 11, 1953, in Tulsa to Boyd Turner Woolridge Jr. and Mildred Pauline (Jo...
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October 2, 2024
Sept. 18, 2024 – Sept. 20, 2024 Funeral services for Peyton Allison Connelly were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at the Trinity Holiness Church in Vian, under the direction of Forever Mem...
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October 2, 2024
July 20, 1933 – Sept. 23, 2024 Funeral services for Peggy Jean Jordan Richards, 91, of Roland, were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Roland. Burial followed at R...
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October 2, 2024
Nov. 4, 1943 – Sept. 21, 2024 Teresa Loretta Cossey, 80, of Gore, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Gore. She was born on Nov. 4, 1943, in Palmdale, Calif., to James Wright and Amy Lorene (S...
