Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane joined educators, county officials and financial experts last week in Norman to discuss what he described as “potentially devastating” consequences of a proposed sta...

A Vian woman has been arrested after authorities say she allegedly shot and killed her husband Thursday night, a man widely known across Oklahoma and Indian Country for decades of public service and h...

A Sallisaw couple was arrested last month after deputies reportedly discovered multiple neglected dogs and a goat living in filthy conditions inside a small camper with little to no food or water. Acc...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees handled a full agenda on Jan. 13, appointing an acting mayor, approving grant-related payments, and hearing concerns from residents about child safety and community...

The Oklahoma State Election Board has released its official annual voter registration report showing 2,406,168 registered voters in Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s official voter registration statistics are reco...

The Sequoyah County Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at their museum, located at 200 East Creek Street in Sallisaw. The program will be “show and tell.” Members and guests are a...

March 7 - Rising Leaders Conference. March 28-29 - Shooting Sports instructor training, April 22, Oklahoma 4-H Day at the Capitol.

Feb. 12 - Valentine’s Day Parties. Students will exchange Valentines and eat treats in their classrooms. If you send a gift to your child, please make sure it is labeled with the name of the child and...

Our Blood Institute (OBI) is hosting a community blood drive on Friday, Feb. 27, at Harp’s in Vian, from 2 to 6 p.m. on the bloodmobile. All donors will receive a limited-edition Donor Champions baske...

The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma recently awarded grants for 2026 to 11 Area Agencies on Aging across the state. The awards were announced at the December Oklahoma Association of Area Agenci...

THERE IS ONLY ONE NAME UNDER HEAVEN BY WHICH ANYONE CAN BE SAVED; JESUS CHRIST IS HIS NAME! PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME! COME TO JESUS CHRIST! ACTS 4 : 12Ne ithe r is there salvation in any other: for there ...

First Missionary Baptist Church of Vian is hosting a Valentine’s Day Fellowship of the Heart event from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 14, at the Armstrong Park Community Building. Pastor Mack Jackson and his co...

Superintendent’s Honor Roll – All A’s Genesis Carmichael, Cale Cox, Kennedy Duke, Kaliee Haney, Taylor Kinion, Quinn Montgomery and lan Munson. Principal’s Honor Roll – All A’s and B’s Courtney Crouch...

Eagle Tours at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Vian are scheduled for February 14, 21 and 28, and March 7. For more information, contact the Refuge at 918-773-5251.

Felony Docket Donald L. Sumpter, 43, Sallisaw: Burglary in the second degree. Paul J. Harl, 75, Sallisaw: Child abuse. Nathan O. Curtis, 48: Accessory after the fact.

The Cherokee Nation will receive $772,914 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to develop a comprehensive conservation and restoration plan for the Illinois River Watershed. The funding awar...

A Vian man has been accused of taking non-consensual photographs of a juvenile and is facing a Peeping Tom charge following an investigation by law enforcement. An arrest warrant has been issued for K...

As winter weather settles into the area, the Town of Gore has opened warming shelters and is urging residents to use caution on area roadways while looking out for vulnerable neighbors. Town officials...

Eagle Tours at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Vian are scheduled for February 7, 14, 21 and 28, and March 7. For more info, call the Refuge at 918-773-5251.

An Oklahoma City man is scheduled to appear Wednesday on a felony disposition docket in Sequoyah County District Court following a traffic stop that resulted in the seizure of nearly $98,000 in cash. ...