The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued a press release on Saturday after an inmate reportedly walked away from a facility in Ponca City. Lester Hampton, 62, of Vian, who is serving a 10y...

A former Vian resident has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to a press release issued by the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Leiloni B. Smith, 32, o...

Two finalists, which includes Cody Sloan of Gore, have been selected for the 2024 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond...

Gores 22nd annual cruise night has been scheduled for Saturday, September 21, in downtown Gore. Known as one of Oklahoma’s biggest, baddest 2-lane cruise events, over $10,000 in cash/prizes will be gi...

In its regular meeting held on August 20, the town of Gore’s board of trustees took action on a variety of issues, from financial approvals to staffing changes and event announcements. The session com...

Oklahoma Game Wardens are reportedly cracking down on anglers who are taking more than their limit of fish. State game wardens said a few weeks ago, Sequoyah County Game Warden Jerry Henry received a ...

Voters passed a bond initiative last Tuesday that came without any additional tax liability for the Gore Public School District. Voters passed the measure with 66.67 percent of the vote, with 344 peop...

Logan Lease was hoping the third time would be the charm. Maybe the fourth time in 2025 will be his time. After finishing third nationally a year ago in the teen division of the USA Mullet Championshi...

The Vian Board of Education met on August 12, marking a busy start to the school year with significant decisions impacting the district’s policies, budget and staffing. The meeting was preceded by a s...

The Cherokee Nation will celebrate the 72nd annual Cherokee National Holiday over multiple weekends in August, including longstanding cultural favorites as well as new events, such as a youth livestoc...

Cellphone use, especially for “the younger generation,” is as pervasive as breathing. Cellphones have often become an extension of the person. When a moratorium on cellphone use is imposed, it can see...

Jeff Cotner, of Vian, is a man of many trades. Even with a Harvard Law School degree, completed Ironman competitions on every continent, and extraordinary photography under his belt, Cotner has chosen...

Lucas J. Blackbird, 40, of Vian, has reportedly entered a guilty plea to one count of assault of a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner by strangling or attempting to strangle, in Indian Countr...

If you could send children to school in a new building without an added tax burden, would you? That’s what is on the line for Gore Public Schools when voters go to the polls Aug. 27. The school distri...

Western and central portions of Sequoyah County took a big hit early Saturday morning, as strong winds estimated to be around 70 mph were reported, causing power outages, and power lines and trees to ...

A Braggs man has been charged with grand larceny in Sequoyah County District Court after a trailer he allegedly sold to another individual was found to be stolen, belonging to Gore Public Schools. The...

Vian’s new high school will host its first day of classes on Thursday in the $9 million facility that is the culmination of a project approved two years ago by Vian voters and taxpayers. The new high ...

The design of the new Vian High School (VHS) reflects an architectural style known as “Cherokee Gothic,” modernized and adapted for the Vian campus and community. This style of architecture is a uniqu...

In a productive regular meeting held on July 16, Gore’s Board of Trustees addressed a range of important issues and made several key decisions, which included a full agenda of approvals and discussion...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jonathan C. Williams, 47, of Vian, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition afte...