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Trustees approve ordinances, police policy changes
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
June 4, 2025
The Gore Board of Trustees addressed a full agenda during their regular monthly meeting on May 20, approving several ordinances and updates aimed at refining local government operations and improving ...
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Vian School Board approves new hires, old high school teardown
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Vian School Board approves new hires, old high school teardown
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 28, 2025
The Vian Board of Education tackled a packed agenda during their May 12 regular meeting with major decisions regarding school facilities, staffing and financial matters ahead of the summer break and t...
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Authorities warn new drug combo makes fentanyl even more lethal
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 28, 2025
A new and increasingly dangerous drug combination is raising alarm among law enforcement and public health officials across the country. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reported a s...
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Ward applies for sentence modification
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Ward applies for sentence modification
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 28, 2025
A Vian man who has already been sentenced by a federal jury to serve prison time for drug charges has now applied for a sentence modification on another case he is facing in Sequoyah County District C...
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ICTC honors Sequoyah County District Teachers of the Year
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ICTC honors Sequoyah County District Teachers of the Year
May 21, 2025
Indian Capital Technology Center (ICTC) hosted the Sequoyah County District Teachers of the Year recognition luncheon in the ICTC-Sallisaw campus Sharp Multipurpose Center on May 7, honoring the teach...
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County approves tourism marketing contract
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County approves tourism marketing contract
May 21, 2025
LYNN ADAMS, SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Marketing Sequoyah County tourism, which was made possible in February when voters approved a 4% countywide lodging tax, will be “off and running” after county commissi...
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Two Gore residents die in motorcycle collision
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 21, 2025
A tragic collision northeast of Gore claimed the lives of two local residents on Saturday afternoon and left a third critically injured, according to an accident released by the Oklahoma Highway Patro...
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VHS Cheerleaders annual rib sale
May 21, 2025
The Vian High School cheerleaders are conducting their annual rib sale, featuring ribs, hot links and pulled pork, during Memorial Day weekend in the downtown Anna Bell Farmer Park gazebo. Food can be...
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Gore hires part-time police officer
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 21, 2025
The Gore Board of Trustees held a brief but focused special meeting on May 9 to discuss and take action on a personnel matter within the Gore Police Department. The meeting, called to order by Mayor R...
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Despite damage, church ‘still on fire for God’
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Despite damage, church ‘still on fire for God’
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 14, 2025
The pastor and congregation of Vian Assembly of God church hasn’t let a recent fire diminish their spirits, instead, it has ignited them to ‘still be on fire for God.’ According to reports, a cleaning...
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Vian School Board tackles staffing, turf project
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 14, 2025
The Vian Board of Education met at 6 p.m. on April 9, addressing a range of issues from staffing shortages and facility upgrades to school fundraisers and sports field improvements. The board also han...
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Vian’s All School Reunion set for Memorial Day weekend
May 14, 2025
Vian’s All School Reunion will be held during Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 24, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Vian High School Cafetorium. The reunion committee is inviting all alumni from both Vi...
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Sale going another week
May 14, 2025
The Blackgum community sale is continuing this week with a second sale. The sale will be held Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lots of new items being added. On Saturday, a half-price sale will be he...
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Corps announces temporary impacts to Tulsa District Parks
May 14, 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Tulsa District will temporarily close or reduce services at recreation areas across Kansas and Oklahoma for the 2025 recreation season. According to a press r...
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New entryway at Garden of Memories Cemetery
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New entryway at Garden of Memories Cemetery
May 14, 2025
The Garden of Memories Cemetery in Vian recently received a new entrance on Hwy. 64, which was designed by cemetery board members Dearl Anderson, Rob Ridgeway, Blaine Wilson, Isaac Barnoskie and Rober...
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Local Red Dirt legends inducted
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Local Red Dirt legends inducted
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
April 30, 2025
The roots of Red Dirt music ran deep on April 13, as four of the genre’s most iconic acts were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) during the soldout Boys From Oklahoma concert in St...
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Mannon pleads guilty to brutal killing of her mother
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Mannon pleads guilty to brutal killing of her mother
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
April 30, 2025
A former Sequoyah County resident who was initially charged with first-degree murder in tribal court has now pleaded guilty in federal court to the brutal killing of her mother in a shocking case that...
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Gore School Board swears in new member, approves staff contracts
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
April 30, 2025
The Gore Public Schools Board of Education gathered on April 14 for a regularly scheduled meeting, addressing a full agenda that included new board leadership, staff approvals, and preparations for fu...
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Risley captures escaped calf
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Risley captures escaped calf
April 30, 2025
There are cowboys and then there is Vian’s very own Gill Risley. A calf on the loose tried to run over Gill, who was minding his own business and working fence when this escapee ran up on him. Gill bu...
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Gore moves forward on infrastructure, personnel
By CATO-REMER EDiTOR 
April 30, 2025
The Town of Gore and the Gore Public Works Authority (GPWA) held back-to-back regular meetings on April 15, addressing a wide range of issues from infrastructure improvements to public safety appointm...
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Highway collapses due to rainfall
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Highway collapses due to rainfall
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
July 2, 2025
Last weekend, two roads in southeastern Missouri, as well as in several other central states, buckled due to extreme heat. When what appeared to be a similar collapse of state Highway 82 between Mc-Qu...
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Illegal grow operation yields 656 pounds of marijuana
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
July 2, 2025
A routine property visit led to the discovery of an illegal marijuana grow operation in the Marble City/Dwight Mission area last week, resulting in the seizure of over 650 pounds of processed marijuan...
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Gore man arrested for possessing child pornography
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Gore man arrested for possessing child pornography
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
July 2, 2025
A Gore man was arrested and booked into the Sequoyah County Detention Center after being found in possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), according to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation ...
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Area fireworks, July 4 celebrations announced
July 2, 2025
TENKILLER – July 4 Fireworks at dark. Fireworks will be shot from Blackgum Landing. VIAN - July 3 Fireworks and Concert with Lane Lowder at Armstrong Park. Doors open at 6 p.m. and vendors will be on ...
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Pedestrian survives train accident
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Pedestrian survives train accident
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
July 2, 2025
When the call goes out in an accident involving a pedestrian and a train, expectations are usually low that the result will not be a fatality. Last Tuesday was an exception, and is being hailed as “a ...
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