The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees met on March 11, to address several community matters, including ongoing infrastructure projects, public safety improvements, and the planning of future events. The...

In its regular meeting held on March 18, the Gore Board of Trustees addressed a variety of important issues, including the approval of the 2025 Police Pay Scale, the termination of a town employee, an...

Sample ballots are now available for the April 1 election. Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ ovp or pick up a copy at the Se...

The Cherokee Nation has named Sally Wilson as Senior Director of the tribe’s Indian Child Welfare department, Patricia Kidwell Mancillas as Senior Director of the tribe’s ONE FIRE Victim Services depa...

The 44th annual Sequoyah County OHCE Quilt Show and Bake Sale will be held April 4-5 at the Sequoyah County Fair building, on the corner of Redwood & Shurley. Doors will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

Congratulations to Vian students Declan Herriman (right) and Halli Russell (left) for being named a Top 10 semi-finalist in the Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative Oklahoma Youth Tour Competition. As a...

Vian student Xavier Blackbird has been selected as the January Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Vian Unit. Xavier was selected because he is respectful and friendly toward...

The Vian Garden of Memories Cemetery Board is hosting two cleanup days, March 29 and April 19, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The board is asking for help trimming tree limbs, moving limbs to trailer...

A man wanted for shooting a Webbers Falls Police officer on Sunday reportedly shot himself in a Walmart parking lot in New Mexico on Monday morning as authorities there tried to take him into custody....

A new chapter is beginning at Clearwater at Pine Cove Marina as Allison Steward officially takes over ownership and operations of the lakeside restaurant. While some exciting changes are on the horizo...

The Vian Public Works Authority (VPWA) convened an emergency meeting at 5 p.m. on March 5, to address a situation requiring immediate action to prevent financial loss. The meeting was held in accordan...

The Gore Board of Education convened for its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on March 10, where they voted on and discussed several items regarding staffing, construction and a sealed bid. The board began w...

OKLAHOMA CITY – A Senate panel last Tuesday passed a measure aimed at helping the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority collect tolls owed by owners of vehicles with tribal tags. Senate Bill 675 authorizes the ...

Uriah Grass, a 46-year-old traditional Cherokee man and dedicated community servant, is running for the District 4 seat on the Cherokee Nation Council. A direct descendant of Redbird Smith and other p...

The Vian Board of Trustees accepted the resignations of three employees during their regular monthly meeting on February 18. Following motions from Trustees E.O. “Jr.” Smith and Shane Kolbe, the board...

The Vian High School Band traveled to Pryor on March 4 for the OSSAA District Band Contest where they received an Excellent rating! They also competed on Feb. 27 at the Checotah Band Daze competition....

District Judge Jeffrey Payton on Thursday ruled that allegations stipulated in the Sequoyah County Board of County Commissioners’ Feb. 24 accusation for removal of County Assessor Brandy Dobbs are ins...

The Cherokee Nation’s Cherokee Language Master/ Apprentice Program graduated six students on Feb. 21, during a special commencement ceremony at the Durbin Feeling Language Center in Tahlequah. Michael...

Rick Shelby of Webbers Falls has completed his term on the 2025 American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) Policy Committee. The committee convened for the final time Feb. 21 in Norm...

The Gore Board of Trustees convened on February 18 for their regular meeting, making significant decisions that will impact the town’s financial planning and infrastructure improvements. The meeting i...