The Department of Veterans Affairs will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program, which makes infrastructur...

Social media is rampant with posts documenting blowback against Rep. Josh Brecheen that occurred at town hall meetings early this week in Bartlesville, Muskogee, Pryor and Tahlequah, contentious confr...

The Blackgum community sale will be held Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6 beginning at 8 a.m. in both buildings. Most clothing is priced at $1 each, with lots of furniture, home goods, kitchenwar...

A Gore youth was named Little Cherokee Ambassador during the annual leadership competition held this month in Tahlequah. Hannah Neugin, 20, of Hulbert, was crowned Miss Cherokee 2025-26 during the com...

The Gore Board of Trustees moved swiftly through a full agenda last Tuesday evening, approving several new ordinances, infrastructure contracts and grant applications during its regular monthly meetin...

A fatal single-vehicle crash late Thursday night claimed the life of a Sallisaw man after his pickup truck veered off Hwy. 64 and caught fire. According to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (O...

The Vian Board of Trustees handled a full agenda during its regular meeting on July 21, approving a major property sale, personnel changes and several community improvement projects. The meeting began...

LYNN ADAMS, SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Longtime Sequoyah County 911 director David Slaughter has resigned his position after 15 years serving the county. Greg Smithson, who retired from the Fort Smith Police...

The Council of the Cherokee Nation swore in three new Councilors along with six re-elected incumbent Councilors during an inauguration ceremony at the Chota Conference Center Aug. 14. The Councilors h...

The Webbers Falls Police Department is undergoing major changes this month after recent layoffs and the resignation of its top official. On August 11, the town’s former chief of police stepped down fr...

After years of rising overdose fatalities, new data shows a decline in drug-related deaths across eastern Oklahoma, which local prosecutors and law enforcement attribute to a tougher approach on drug ...

District 27 District Attorney Jack Thorp has been honored as the 2025 Oklahoma Bar Association Prosecutor of the Year. The award, announced August 8 during a ceremony at the University of Central Okla...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written prior to Jimmy Owens’ 85th birthday. Mention those who are among the first residents at the Sallisaw Veterans Center, and most probably think of quiet, reflective...

A potentially dangerous situation was swiftly handled by Vian Police officers last Monday when a semi-truck driver, later found to be heavily intoxicated, was arrested near a school zone. According to...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees met for a brief but notable session at 6 p.m. on July 25, where they met in executive session to discuss employment matters concerning police chief Mike James. In a...

The 2025 All School Reunion for Gore High School is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 27. If you attended school at Gore, even if you did not finish or graduate from there, you are ...

Terry Grinstead, originally from Muldrow and a graduate of Sallisaw High School, has now worked at the muchbeloved Short Stop in Vian for 18 years. As a teenager, Grinstead said she did all the things...

Sanders Street from Highway 82 in Vian is shut down while town workers make repairs to the roadway, reportedly caused by semi damage. “This will take some time and may cause short delays between the r...

The Wolverine Den of Kids Learning Center in Vian wishes to thank Vian Police officers Cassandra Perceful, Anna Males and Micah Harvey for recently having popsicles with the children who attend the Ce...

The Town of Gore/Gore Public Works Authority (GPWA) will conduct smoke testing of their sanitary sewer system (weather permitting) beginning on August 11, which could last for several days or up to tw...