Don and Darlene Cassady of Sallisaw celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Nov. 12, 2023. The couple was married on Nov. 12, 1953, in Sallisaw. They have three children, four grandchildren and s...

Buddy the Elf joined in on the fun at the Candy Cane Forest Obstacle Course during Vian’s annual Downtown in December. As many as 200 kids of all ages passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane...

Shelby Jasna, left, and Jeree Phillips, Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library staff members, completed the Oklahoma Public Library Academy. The entire staff of the library now have current certifications fro...

Sonora Osborn checks the icing to make sure it can hold up the gingerbread wall at Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library Storytime. SUBMITTED

$15M in transportation infrastructure set for completion in 2024 The Cherokee Nation completed more than $20 million in road and bridge repair and replacement projects in 2023 and will complete anothe...

The Sequoyah County Health Department in Sallisaw will offer nocost Diabetes Conversation Mapping classes to the public each Thursday in February. The class will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the S...

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...

The Vian Board of Education addressed a range of important topics, including financial matters, updates on school facilities, and critical policy changes during their monthly meeting on Dec. 11. The m...

Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge will be offering free eagle watch tours beginning this month. These tours are the product of a longstanding partnership with Tenkiller State Park and provide the publ...

A Gore trustee said he has been asked to resign after it was discovered he was not a resident of Gore town limits. Gideon Miller, who lives on Primrose Lane in Haven Heights, said he has been a reside...

In a regular monthly meeting held on Dec. 18 at 6 p.m., Vian’s Board of Trustees convened in the council chambers to discuss and decide on various important matters. The meeting covered a range of top...

The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) in Muskogee has announced the 2023 inductees who will be honored at a ceremony and concert at the Muskogee Civic Center on Saturday, Feb. 17. According to a pre...

Felony Docket Robey L. Butler, 34, Watts: Plan/attempt/ conspire to perform act of violence. JC W. Greenbush, 53, Booneville, Ark.: Escape from arrest or detention; Poss. of CDS; Unlawful poss. of dru...

To examine sentencing reform, re-entry program, detention facility needs Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced a new task force to examine criminal s...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced in a press release on Monday that Austin J. Brown, 24, of Sallisaw, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for enticemen...

Other than when Elvis Presley rocked the musical jailhouse he was in, an environment behind bars often gets a bum rap. But Sequoyah County Jail Administrator Jeremy Day knows any negative connotation ...

The Cherokee Nations Vision statement includes the aspects of togetherness, community, family, and culture. Though not a Cherokee citizen herself, Evening Shade resident Donna Collins touts that this ...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced this week that Troy A. Stevenson, 23, of Sallisaw, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for involuntary manslaug...

Sallisaw Masonic Lodge #120 at 109 E. Redwood in Sallisaw is proud to serve their community. “There are always rumors surrounding that strange building…we hear everything from being a secret cult, to ...