State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax has announced that he has been notified by the Oklahoma Democratic Party that it will allow Independents to vote in its primaries and runoff primaries during...

The Cherokee Nation is participating in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 184 Skilled Workers Demonstration Program, which will allow for the construction of mult...

To improve landfill infrastructure, recycling The Cherokee Nation has secured a $1.4 million Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to ma...

Sequoyah County Cooperative Extension Service Educator Janis Risley and Tammy Perry, Health Disparities Specialist, will be offering the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk with Ease Program beginning on Jan....

Gore High School junior Snowy Rich was spotlighted last week by the Oklahoma FCCLA for Member Monday. Snowy serves as Gore FCCLA Chapter president, as well as NE5’s District president. Snowy said she ...

Sequoyah County Commissioners at their Jan. 8 meeting elected District 3 Commissioner Jim Rogers to chair the county board for 2024. District 2 Commissioner Beau Burlison, who chaired the board in 202...

Oklahoma kids, turn your creativity into a festive masterpiece! Create anti-litter art highlighting the importance of being litter-free for a chance to shine in the 2025 Oklahoma Trash Poster Calendar...

Tamzyn and Legacy Click create birdfeeders with pinecones, peanut butter and birdseed during Storytime at Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library. Storytime is held every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.

The Vian High School National Honor Society (NHS) completed their Angel Tree Project in December. Many members donated $5 or more to help buy gifts for children in our community, selected from the Arm...

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...

The Gore Elementary School Students of the Month for December, front row, from left, Emersyn Lundquist, Adeline Sloan, Amara Henson and Tripp Smith. Back row, from left, Wyatt McGee, Quaid Sikes and G...

Many children in Oklahoma can receive free exams and glasses through SoonerCare, Vision Service Plan benefits provided by Vizavance, formerly PBO, or through their Vision Quest assistance program. Rep...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane said as the temperature drops and winter settles in, it’s essential to ensure the safety of every member of our families – including our furry friends. “I want to ta...

For those who may question our country’s future with the next generation stepping into leadership roles, if Hallie Kinion is emblematic of our best and brightest, America is in very good hands. Hallie...

In recent meetings In a meeting that touched on topics ranging from finances to cemetery fences, the Webbers Falls Board of Trustees on Jan. 9, were presented an update on a pending roof project and a...

While awaiting Jan. 22 jury trial A Vian man who is scheduled for a Jan. 22 jury trial on kidnapping and assault charges from 2022 is now facing drug and firearm charges after a narcotics search warra...

Felony Docket Misty Arnold, 41, Sallisaw: Failure to register as sex offender. Lavincente Ashford, 26, Macon, Miss.: Trafficking in illegal drugsmarijuana. Jose O. Cagal, 36, Tahlequah: DUI-alcohol. L...

Sequoyah County Commissioners on Tuesday proclaimed January as both Stalking Awareness Month and Human Trafficking Awareness Month for the county. Commissioners, courthouse staff, county law enforceme...

January 19 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Feb. 13 Board of Education election, according to Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Cindy Osbor...

Sequoyah County’s heroes — Sheriff Larry Lane and Undersheriff Charles House — also have their heroes. Randy Freeman is one of them. The Sheriff ’s office website identifies Freeman as administrative ...