The Vian Board of Trustees approved major funding for a new fire pumper truck, hired a part-time police officer, and honored local veterans during its regular monthly meeting on March 16. The meeting ...

After more than 40 years of answering emergency calls and serving his community as both a paramedic and deputy, Jimmy Carson now finds himself facing the most difficult challenge of his life—an aggres...

A new multi-agency initiative aimed at reducing property crime across District 27 has been announced by District Attorney Jack Thorp, who says stronger coordination among law enforcement agencies will...

The Gore Board of Education approved several personnel hires and accepted the district’s annual audit report during its regular meeting held at 6 p.m. on March 9. The board members began the meeting b...

A LeFlore County man accused of shooting a Webbers Falls police officer during a traffic stop in 2025 has now pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges stemming from the incident. According to the Un...

The Eufaula Board of Education voted in a special meeting on March 26, to hire Brian Hummingbird to succeed their current superintendent, Monty Guthrie, who is retiring this summer. Currently serving ...

Living in Oklahoma usually means either a fascination with or fear of tornadoes and thunderstorms, both of which come with a healthy respect for the awesome, if not unpredictable, power of Mother Natu...

Floodplain regulations, funding flexibility and several community improvement efforts highlighted discussions during the Webbers Falls Board of Trustees meeting held on March 10. Trustees began by app...

Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m. April 1 when the candidate filing period opens, Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Ruby Brunk says. Candidates for state offices must file...

A packed agenda and emotional public comments highlighted the Town of Gore’s regular meeting on March 17, as residents voiced strong concerns over a troubling encounter involving a local police office...

Town of Vian Mayor Dennis Fletcher was arrested Saturday afternoon following a confrontation with a deputy at a high school baseball tournament in Payne County. According to a report from the Payne Co...

Beginning May 2, come out and enjoy the Vian Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Shop a wonderful variety of local vendors, fresh goods, handmade items, baked treats, produce, and more. It’s the per...

The 45th annual Sequoyah County OHCE Quilt Show and Bake Sale will be held April 17-18 at the Sequoyah County Fair Building, on the corner of Redwood & Shurley. Doors will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m...

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has reached an agreement with a fourth, now dissolved, poultry company to bring an end to a two-decade old federal lawsuit. Peterson Farms Inc. has agreed to...

Early voting begins April 2 for voters in Sequoyah County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at their county election board. Sequoyah ...

A Vian pastor charged in 2025 with a felony count of lewd molestation in Sequoyah County District Court is now scheduled to appear before Special Judge Matt Orendorff, according to court records. Mich...

Construction workers with Kiewit work beneath a gantry crane to install new torque shafts that were previously supported by the U.S. Highway 100 bridge near Gore, on Feb. 10. The U.S. Army Corps of En...

OKLAHOMA CITY — US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued the following statement of support for President Trump’s nomination of Johnny Teehee III to serve as United States Marshal for the Eastern...

The Town of Gore Board of Trustees approved a key state permit for a pump station project, amended personnel policies and granted a pay raise during its regular monthly meeting on Feb. 17. Trustees un...

The Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Office is mourning the loss of K9 Joi, the pioneering narcotics detection canine who helped build and define the agency’s K9 program. With what officials described as “h...