Feb. 7 - Horse and Dog Communications Contest. Feb. 27 - March 1 - Innovate Leadership Summit. March 7 - Rising Leaders Conference. March 28-29 - Shooting Sports instructor training. April 22 - Oklaho...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Alligators could be raised as pets and for food under an Oklahoma bill pending before lawmakers. Senate Bill 2087, by Sen. Jonathan Wingard, R-Ada, would allow the raising of alligator...

The 61st annual Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show will be held Feb. 4 and 5, with the Premium Sale taking place on Feb. 6 at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds. The annual event is a standing traditi...

From a small town in Sequoyah County to the heart of the country music business, Dewayne Johnson is quietly building a name for himself as an artist manager and publicist working with emerging talent ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner signed into law new legislation on Jan. 14 investing $23 million for additional substance use disorder treatment and reco...

Anne Griffin’s hopelessness has been transformed to hope months after she was sure she’d never see the $17,500 she prepaid Timothy Burchett for home repairs in the wake of the September 23 storm that ...

The Vian FFA Chapter is currently selling Blue & Gold products to raise funds for the Vian FFA organization. Sausage, chicken tenderloin fritters, and thick-sliced bacon can be purchased from Jan. 26 ...

The Cherokee Nation is once again offering its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to help eligible families file their 2025 state and federal income tax forms for free. The VITA program ha...

With tax season just around the corner, organizing W-2s, mortgage interest statements, dependent care forms, and other essential documents now can help reduce stress, avoid delays, and ensure taxpayer...

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...

Sign-ups for the 2026 Vian Youth League will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Vian School cafeteria. The entry fee per player is $40. Players who are already playing on a team still need to c...

Northeast of the capital city of Des Moines in central Iowa, the 400-student Collins-Maxwell Community School District is one of many across the state shifting to a four-day school week. Like many rur...

The Vian community is coming together in prayer and support for 2-year-old Erick Taylor, who has spent nearly two months in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) fighting for his life after a sudden ...

Vian Public School students don’t shy away from dirt or hard work. The school’s Ag shop boys are showing what manual labor, teamwork and school pride look like as they build and improve the school’s b...

Early voting begins Thursday, February 5, for voters in Sequoyah County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election B...

The 61st annual Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show will be held Feb. 4 and 5, with the Premium Sale taking place on Feb. 6 at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds, according to the Sequoyah County OSU E...

For stay in Illinois River Watershed case The Poultry Federation released the following statement by its President, Blake Rollins, regarding the court’s denial of the poultry industry’s motion for sta...

Gore Public School student Addison Douglass is the winner of the Missouri State School of the Arts 2026 Juried Exhibition for Art & Design. The school wishes to thank Mrs. Freeman for fostering a love...

The Vian FFA Chapter is currently selling Blue & Gold products to raise funds for the Vian FFA organization. Sausage, chicken tenderloin fritters, and thick-sliced bacon can be purchased from Jan. 26 ...

The Webbers Falls Athletic Booster Club will host a bake sale fundraiser to support their athletes and coaches on Jan. 30. The sale will be held inside the school’s gym lobby during the middle and hig...