The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees convened on Jan. 14 for their regular meeting, where they voted to hold a municipal election and approved several important financial expenditures. The board took a...

Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in Sequoyah County municipalities can file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on Feb. 3. Those who wish to file for a municipal office m...

A polling place for a precinct in western Sequoyah County has changed, says Ruby Brunk, secretary for the Sequoyah County Election Board. For Precinct 210, the former location was Gum Springs Freewill...

Firefighters with the Vian, McKey and RFPD #1 Fire Departments responded to a house fire on Friday. Thanks to the firefighters’ quick response, none of the occupants inside the residence were injured....

A Vian man has been reported as missing by family members. Ryan Jordan, a U.S. Navy veteran, has been missing since January 6 and his family said they have desperately been trying to locate him. Jorda...

In a year marked by statewide academic challenges, the Vian School District celebrated notable successes in its 2023-24 State Report Card issued by the Department of Education in December. The distric...

A Vian man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Lucas J. Blackbird, 40, was sentenced on a...

Sequoyah County Assessor Brandy Dobbs has announced that Personal Property Renditions were mailed out to Sequoyah County residents beginning Jan. 2. Dobbs says if any renditions are not received by he...

Turnpike Troubadour RC Edwards and Lance Roark played an acoustic set in Vian on January 2, a free event hosted by Rustic Cantina. “I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to RC and Lance for tak...

Beau Burlison (left) of Vian was sworn in on Thursday as Sequoyah County Commissioner for District 2 by District Judge Jeff Payton. This is Burlison’s second term. Larry Lane (left) of Vian was sworn ...

“Jeff Edwards: The Future Will Be Cherokee” merges Cherokee culture with contemporary imagery in the newest exhibition at the Cherokee Cultural Pathway in Tahlequah, now through April 20. Edwards, 50,...

Nakoma Drum has been selected as the November Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Vian Unit. She is the daughter of Nina Scott. Nakoma was selected because she is a hard work...

January 17 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the February 11 Board of Education Primary and Special County, Town of Gore, Town of Paradise Hill electio...

The Vian Board of Trustees met for its regular monthly meeting on Dec. 16, where they accepted the resignation of a town employee and approved a resolution to be used for insurance premiums. The board...

Part of the proceeds from October’s annual Burnin’ Down Main Street event in Vian was used to purchase gifts for the residents of Vian Nursing & Rehab. Ron Shaw (left) is shown presenting the gifts to...

A Vian man has been sentenced to 120 months in a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility on a charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Robert “Bob” C. Ward, 69, w...

The Gore Board of Trustees held a productive meeting on Dec. 17, addressing a variety of town issues, including new infrastructure contracts, personnel updates, and funding agreements for future proje...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Thomas E. Gailus, 51, of Webbers Falls, has entered a guilty plea one count of possession of certain materia...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees convened for their regular meeting on Dec. 10, where several important issues were addressed, including personnel changes, city maintenance updates, and new develop...

COMPILED BY AMIE CATO-REMER, EDITOR AND LYNN ADAMS, SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER January Lawsuit claiming watershed pollution enters 23rd year The Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller — described by The Oklah...