Two Vian High School choir members earned top honors at district regionals on September 20, with both advancing to perform in the Eastern District Honor Choir (EDHC). Competing at Muskogee High School...

A Sallisaw woman received a 20-year sentence in Sequoyah County District Court earlier this month after admitting to selling fentanyl to a man in 2024, who later died after administering the drug. Dis...

The town of Webbers Falls has announced fall cleanup days for all ECOWA customers, which will be held on October 4 and 5. Dumpsters will be located at the town shop off Hwy. 100. Please make sure to h...

A Muldrow man was hospitalized on September 19 after crashing his vehicle off Interstate-40, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 7:36 a.m. near Vian at mile marker 296.5. T...

The Vian Board of Education covered a wide range of topics during its September 8 regular meeting, including facility improvements, financial approvals and support for student activities. Superintende...

Vian’s Board of Trustees met on September 15, approving a full slate of community events, financial measures and agreements while tabling one ongoing project. The board once again tabled action on the...

The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has announced that the Hwy. 100 bridge over Tenkiller Lake Dam’s main spillway will close on October 6 for demolition and replacement. The Corps said the...

The Vian Board of Trustees met for their regular meeting on August 18, addressing a full agenda that included community projects, resignations and routine department reports. One of the key actions ta...

A Webbers Falls man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after investigators found he was once again in possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), nearly two decades after a prior c...

The town of Gore issued a public statement last week, informing its citizens of the outcome of Case No. CV-2024-25, Gideon Miller vs. Town of Gore. On September 11, Sequoyah County District Court ente...

Crime rates have fallen dramatically across District 27 over the past eight years, according to the latest data from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investi...

Brad Lewallen, the firefighter who suffered severe burns in the July 2 fireworks explosion and fire July 2 at the Choctaw Nation capital grounds in Tuskahoma, was expected to return home to Cherokee C...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced former District 5 Councilor E.O. Smith as the tribe’s Special Ambassador for Youth Athletics during a ceremony ...

A Vian man was arrested after allegedly threatening a Marble City couple with a revolver, driving his car into one of them and then running over their prosthetic foot, according to an affidavit filed ...

The town of Gore’s Board of Trustees held a special meeting on August 29, where members voted to approve the hiring of a new full-time police officer. Mayor Robin Henry called the meeting to order at ...

Firefighters with Sequoyah County Rural Fire Protection District 1 and the Gore Fire Department joined together to set up a memorial site in remembrance of the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Members of...

The Blackgum community sale will continue through this Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13, beginning at 8 a.m. in both buildings. All clothing will be priced at $2 per bag, with lots of furnitur...

The Vian Board of Education met on August 11, in a productive session focused on preparations for the 2025-26 school year, approving several key policy updates, staffing decisions and infrastructure i...

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...