With students returning to class on August 14 for the 2025–26 school year, the Vian Police Department is ramping up efforts to ensure streets are safe for children heading back to school. Beginning la...

A Vian man is in custody after allegedly abducting a woman at gunpoint and threatening to kill someone over a missing wallet, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Sequoyah County District ...

Buck Locust of Vian will be hosting a benefit concert at the Vian Amphitheater on August 16 for the three men who were involved in a fireworks accident in Tuskahoma in July. Locust said concert admiss...

Westbound I-40 will be narrowed to one lane at mile marker 302, between Sallisaw and Vian, through August 8 for surface repairs. Drivers should expect minor delays in the area, especially at peak trav...

A deadly three-vehicle collision on Interstate-40 early Sunday morning claimed the life of a Florida man and led to the arrest of a Sallisaw woman on suspicion of driving under the influence, accordin...

Sequoyah County residents showed up in multitudes Saturday for a benefit BBQ and auction that helped raise money for the families of Cash Collins, Brad Lewallen, and the late Ely Smith, who were all c...

As summer winds down, families across Oklahoma and Arkansas are getting ready for the new school year and the upcoming tax-free weekend is offering a muchneeded financial break. From August 1 to 3 in ...

A boat collision early last Tuesday morning at Tenkiller Lake left one man hospitalized after the vessel struck Tenkiller Dam, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Marine Enforcement...

Authorities in Sallisaw are actively searching for a man considered armed and dangerous following a shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon. Police say the suspect, 63-year-old Todd Smith, is wanted o...

Webbers Falls Public School will have a bus parked at Webbers Falls Town Hall on August 4. The goal is to fill the bus with school supplies and personal hygiene products to help teachers and students ...

Vian resident Uriah Grass, 46, has been named the winner of the District 4 seat for the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council after receiving nearly 57 percent of the vote in Saturday’s election. Grass was i...

The Town of Gore Board of Trustees covered a full agenda during its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, addressing personnel matters, policy approvals and community updates. Vice-mayor Larry...

A benefit featuring BBQ, a good ‘ol pie, silent and live auction, and bake sale is set for Saturday at the county fairgrounds for three men who were critically injured in a fireworks accident earlier ...

The Vian Board of Education convened for its regular monthly meeting on July 14, where members addressed a packed agenda focused on campus improvements, policy updates, staffing, and continued efforts...

There was surely a time when what occurred on Lake Tenkiller garnered only casual interest from most folks. But now that Sequoyah County is receiving a 4% countywide lodging tax from visitors who stay...

A Gore Community Picnic and Stake Pioneer Celebration is slated for July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Ray Fine Park in Gore. Attendees are asked to bring their own picnic lunch and dress in “pioneer...

One month after fire swept through the sanctuary of Vian Assembly of God, the church is rising from the ashes, determined to rebuild and continue its mission. Pastor John Bennett said he was out of to...

Outstanding Sequoyah county cowboy Charles Lucas will be representing Oklahoma in the Wrangler Bull Riding world finals in Abilene Texas, July 28 through August 2. Charles is a sophomore at Vian High ...

In a swift but significant decision during a special meeting on July 7, the Gore Board of Trustees approved a leadership change within the Gore Police Department. The meeting, called to order at 6 p.m...

CLIFTON ADCOCK, THE FRONTIER, SPECIAL TO THE NEWS After a years-long legal battle with some of the world’s largest poultry producers over pollutants in one of Oklahoma’s most important waterways, the ...