The Gore Police Department is proud to welcome Justin Ohl as their police chaplain. Ohl also serves the Gore community as fire chief and emergency manager. As police chaplain, he will be available to ...

The Vian Board of Education met in regular session on Dec. 8, approving financial items, personnel actions and staff compensation for the upcoming school year. During superintendent and principal repo...

The Sequoyah County ad valorem exemption filing period is now open, and the county assessor’s office is providing in-person assistance at five county locations to help with filling and answer question...

Authorities have arrested five people and filed multiple felony charges in connection with the killing of a Muskogee man, whose body was discovered last fall along the Arkansas River in Van Buren, Ark...

Sequoyah County Commissioners at their Monday weekly meeting elected District 2 Commissioner Beau Burlison to chair the county board for 2026. District 1 Commissioner Ray Watts, who served as the boar...

The Vian Board of Trustees addressed several key items during its regular meeting on Dec. 15, including infrastructure investments, departmental reports and financial decisions. During guest presentat...

Do you know an Oklahoma student who loves to write, draw or create? Encourage them to enter their work in the Oklahoma Bar Association’s annual Law Day Art and Writing Contest. The theme for this year...

Robert W. Skelton, 21, of Sallisaw, the man accused in the September shooting death of 19-year-old Joshua D. Mefford is scheduled to appear at 9 a.m. on Feb. 23, before Special Judge Matt Orendorff, a...

Friday, January 16, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the February 10 election for board of education and the City of Sallisaw. Sequoyah County Electio...

The deadline for applications to request absentee ballots by mail must be received by the Sequoyah County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. January 26 to vote in the February 10 election for board o...

2026 Sequoyah County 4-H events Jan. 16 - Nominations for Salute to Excellence awards due. Jan. 22-26 - On the Road to Leadership trip, Jan. 23-24, Night at the Science Museum. Feb. 7 - Horse and Dog ...

When confronted with a near-death situation, survivors often report that, as the emotional event unfolds, their life flashed before their eyes. Malora Stites of Sallisaw knows all too well the almost ...

Applications are now open for the upcoming Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP)’s 76th Academy. Those interested can apply between now and March 31. The academy will start on Sept. 14 where attendees will fi...

Joseph Spencer’s life began the way many stories from Sequoyah County once did – simply, humbly and surrounded by the forces of nature. Born on May 3, 1943, in Bird Flat north of Marble City, Spencer ...

Senior Fitness - Mondays in January, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Pickleball - Tuesdays in January, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Isaac Barnoskie with Cherokee Nation Public Health at ...

If you are 60 years of age or older and need access to services such as meals (home delivered or congregate), homemaker services, nutrition counselling, legal help, caregiver services or transportatio...

The non-profit, Rural Communities Initiative Foundation, is requesting donated clothes for their clothes closet, which started in November 2025. The foundation has distributed clothes to about 250 ind...

Retirees become eligible to claim Social Security benefits at age 62, but the timing of when you claim can drastically impact your benefit amount. Still, when to claim will be entirely dependent on yo...

Cherokee Nation has launched a new mobile app and website, Cherokee Nation Rx, which enables Cherokee citizens to manage their prescriptions anytime, anywhere. The innovative platform, powered by mscr...

The Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Office held its annual Christmas dinner and awards banquet on December 22, bringing together nearly 200 deputies, staff and guests to reflect on the past year and recogn...