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...

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...