The Vian Board of Education approved a $745,000 building bond resolution, appointed a new board member and re-employed administrative and district leadership for the 2026-2027 school year during its r...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane announced Monday morning that Robey Butler, an inmate at Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester who unlawfully walked away from the facility on Feb. 18, has...

A Gore woman is facing two felony charges nearly nine months after a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 100 claimed the lives of two motorcyclists in Sequoyah County. According to an affidavit filed Fe...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Gore man classified as an aggravated sex offender after officials say he failed to comply with Oklahoma’s Sex Offender Registration Act. According to an affidav...

A late-morning investigation in Vian escalated into a high-speed pursuit on Feb. 2 after a driver allegedly sped toward an officer, fled through town at nearly 80 miles per hour, and later attempted t...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. released the following statement following the passing of David Thornton Sr.: “Today we honor the life and service of David Thornton Sr., a dedicated l...

An Edmond man is facing a string of charges after allegedly leading officers from multiple agencies on a highspeed pursuit Sunday afternoon that began in Vian and ended along Interstate-40 near Sallis...

A domestic disturbance involving a firearm led to a temporary shutdown of a portion of U.S. Highway 64 between Vian and Gore last Tuesday evening. According to dispatch reports from Oklahoma Highway P...

The Gore Public Schools Board of Education approved new teaching hires and adopted the 2026-27 school calendar during its regular monthly meeting on Feb. 9. The board began the meeting by unanimously ...

An inmate who walked away from a state correctional facility last week and later reportedly took a hostage remains at large as law enforcement agencies intensify their search across eastern Haskell Co...

An aggressive aerial hog control effort at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge resulted in the removal of 445 feral hogs during the first week of February, according to refuge officials. The operati...

Attorney General Genter Drummond announced Thursday that a major breakthrough in Oklahoma’s 20year poultry litter pollution litigation, securing settlements totaling more than $25 million from Tyson F...

Improvements to a local ballfield, employee pay raises and several routine agreements highlighted a busy January 20 meeting of the Vian Board of Trustees and the Vian Public Works Authority. One of th...

The Gore Board of Trustees handled a full agenda on Jan. 20, approving a pay raise for a town employee, adopting several policy changes and giving the green light to a proposed RV park development. Th...

Eagle Tours are now taking place at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Vian. Tours are scheduled for February 21 and 28, and March 7. For more information, contact the Refuge at 918-773-5251.

Ground was broken last Wednesday for Vian Public Schools’ new band room, a dedicated space designed to support music education by providing band students a centralized location for both classes and re...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane joined educators, county officials and financial experts last week in Norman to discuss what he described as “potentially devastating” consequences of a proposed sta...

A Vian woman has been arrested after authorities say she allegedly shot and killed her husband Thursday night, a man widely known across Oklahoma and Indian Country for decades of public service and h...

A Sallisaw couple was arrested last month after deputies reportedly discovered multiple neglected dogs and a goat living in filthy conditions inside a small camper with little to no food or water. Acc...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees handled a full agenda on Jan. 13, appointing an acting mayor, approving grant-related payments, and hearing concerns from residents about child safety and community...