Renewing agreements, green lighting pursuit of grant funds and approving appointments to fire department boards topped the agenda for Sequoyah County Commissioners at their weekly Monday meeting. The ...

As the summer winds down, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is reminding families to start thinking about their back-to-school checklist before kids go back into the classroom. “Now is th...

The Cherokee Nation will celebrate its 73rd annual Cherokee National Holiday over Labor Day weekend, including an inter-tribal powwow, parade and other longtime cultural favorites. Traditionally, the ...

Felony Docket Ladarion M. Bryant, 24, Atlanta, Ga.: Knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property; Poss. of CDS; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia; Speeding-posted zone. Tiffany L. Sain, 31, Sa...

One month after fire swept through the sanctuary of Vian Assembly of God, the church is rising from the ashes, determined to rebuild and continue its mission. Pastor John Bennett said he was out of to...

Outstanding Sequoyah county cowboy Charles Lucas will be representing Oklahoma in the Wrangler Bull Riding world finals in Abilene Texas, July 28 through August 2. Charles is a sophomore at Vian High ...

In a swift but significant decision during a special meeting on July 7, the Gore Board of Trustees approved a leadership change within the Gore Police Department. The meeting, called to order at 6 p.m...

CLIFTON ADCOCK, THE FRONTIER, SPECIAL TO THE NEWS After a years-long legal battle with some of the world’s largest poultry producers over pollutants in one of Oklahoma’s most important waterways, the ...

• July 19, 22, 23, 24 — Early Walk-In Voting; Absentee Drop Box • July 26 — Run Off Election

Ryan T. Dick, 52, of Sallisaw, is being held in the McIntosh County Jail pending his preliminary hearing on charges related to indecent photographs and videos sent to a former girlfriend and her mothe...

A Tahlequah resident has pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced this week. Cody L....

A Stilwell resident with ties to Sequoyah County has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District ...

EMMA MURPHY Oklahoma ranked 49th in the nation for its state health care system, according to a report released last week. The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation supporting independent health car...

There will be a free vaccination clinic from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 16, at the pavilion next to the police station in downtown Marble City, provided by Sequoyah County Animal Advocates. Both dogs and cat...

Anyone who has not been involved in the American legal system cannot fully appreciate the applicable idiom, “the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.” Monday was another example ...

Members of the Vian FFA Chapter represented at the 53rd annual Oklahoma FFA Alumni Leadership Camp, held at Camp Tulakogee in Wagoner, June 29-July 12. More than 1,300 FFA members from over 300 Oklaho...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from May business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fro...

Cherokee Nation on Monday presented automated external defibrillators (AED) to six Sequoyah County rural volunteer fire departments, as well as to Central High School and Sequoyah County 911. The dona...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma reported that Jimcy McGirt, 76, of Wewoka, has entered a guilty plea to one count of failure to register as sex offender, punis...

The Sewing Sisters of Blackgum Harvestime Church are excited to announce their 16th “Quilts of Past & Present Quilt Show” has been scheduled for Friday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Jul...