Congratulations to the Gore Gray Wolves, who took first place at the Cherokee Challenge Bowl. Team members are (in no particular order) Blakely Smith, Tripp Smith, Emory Chitty and Cayson Franco.

Congratulations to the Gore Wild Potato Clan on their third place finish in the Cherokee Challenge Bowl last week. Members include (from left) Layla Johnson, Amelia Cox, Elliott Holland and Mileena Do...

Gore’s Cherokee Water Spiders team recently participated in the Cherokee Bowl. The team consists of (from left) Abalone Sloan, Karsyn Springer, Adalynn Sandy and Ella Barrett.

The Gore Little Turtles participated at the Cherokee Challenge Bowl last week. They did an outstanding job. Congratulations, students!

Gore’s Yona secured second place last week at the Cherokee Challenge Bowl. Kindergarten through second grade students competed. The school said they are extremely proud of the students. Congratulation...

Carrol and Linda Copeland of Sallisaw will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on October 23. The couple was married on Oct. 23, 1970, by Rev. Herman Arnett at the home of the bride’s family. Car...

The Vian High School Academic Team is District Champions. They will compete on Saturday, November 15, in Regionals against 10 to 16 other schools. Placement at this match will determine if they advanc...

Gore Public Schools celebrated the opening of their new blacktop area. Thanks to the Gore Elementary PTA, the old play area was taken out and new blacktop was laid. This is the first phase in some upg...

Vian Middle School and High School TSA students recently enjoyed a great TSA LEAD Conference at Indian Capital Technology Center in Muskogee. The conference was led by three of Vian’s TSA state office...

The Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Vian Unit, is proud to announce Cannon Pack as their most recent member of the month. Cannon is the son of Lesa and Josh Pack and earned this honor for consis...

Vian Elementary Gifted and Talented students recently competed with each other in a STEM activity. They were challenged to work as a team of engineers to see who could create the tallest free standing...

Congratulations to Taryn Trennepohl on winning the Senior Division of the 4-H Floraculture Design Contest at the Tulsa State Fair, which challenges students to create floral designs judged on both cre...

Webbers Falls Public School celebrated their homecoming festivities on Friday night, crowning their 2025-26 homecoming king and queen. Pictured in the front row are crown bearers and flower girls (fro...

Congratulations to the 2025-26 Gore Elementary Character Council officers. Pictured (from left) is President Laiken Andrews, Vice President Makayla Stiltner, Secretary Haddi Raines and Photographer Ga...

Webbers Falls Public School sixth grade science students recently constructed a plant cell in class. Students used various types of candy for the cell’s organelles.

Webbers Falls Public School Gifted and Talented students had a great time visiting the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on Sept. 30.

A Fall Harvest Festival will be held at Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum, 470288 Hwy. 101, Sallisaw, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 25. The free event will include artist demonstrations, kids’ activities, live...

Gore Public School’s junior class officers reently accepted a generous donation of $750 from Gambino’s Pizza. The school wishes to thank everyone who dined with Gambino’s last week to support the juni...

The Vian High School Band placed third in their class to earn a spot in the finals at the Eufaula Ironhead Invitational on Saturday. In the finals round they performed a second time, competing against...

Officers of the Vian FFA chapter participated in the 2025 Oklahoma FFA (chapter) Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Conference at the Glenpool Conference Center in Glenpool. The eight state FF...