AA Meetings are now being held at Vian Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings are held each week on Tuesday and Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. Inf...

The town of Vian passed a resolution on Dec. 19 declaring a nonpartisan general election for the purpose of electing four board of trustees in April. According to the legal publication, the resolution...

The Vian Board of Education met on Jan. 9 where it conducted an evaluation of Superintendent Victor Salcedo and approved various other items during January’s regular monthly meeting. The board voted t...

Amie Cato-Remer I made another trip to Ohio last week because my daughter’s pregnancy required emergency surgery to save my unborn grandson. My daughter Sydney went in for a routine appointment and th...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane Jr. says he knows Thursday was an extremely hectic and stressful day for parents, teachers, students and the townspeople of Vian after Vian Public Schools was locked...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner and District 6 Tribal Councilman Daryl Legg held a re-election campaign on Jan. 10 which began by feeding the peo...

In less than eight weeks, poultry companies accused in a long-running federal lawsuit of polluting the Illinois River watershed will either announce they’ve reached an agreement with the state regardi...

John Ford of Vian has announced his candidacy for the Vian Board of Education. Ford said his goal for Vian Public Schools is to provide the highest education and greatest amount of opportunities for e...

A total of 8,170 students were named to the 2022 fall semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 3,595 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A gra...

Would you like help with your individual income tax return this year? Especially if it’s free? AARP Foundation announces the opening of its Tax-Aide site in Sallisaw at First Christian Church at 706 N...

During a Jan. 17 special meeting of the Gore Board of Trustees, interim police chief Jeremy Walters was sworn in after being named the towns new police chief. Walters has served as interim chief of p...

The annual eagle and loon tours have begun at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR), and will continue through March 4. The free bus tours, which are conducted in conjunction with Tenkiller State P...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Amie Lindgren, 36, Rogers, Ark.: Trafficking in illegal drugs-marijuana; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphe...

Early voting begins Thursday, February 9, for the Board of Education Primary, for voters in Sequoyah County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of vot...

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day was last Monday, and Sequoyah County Commissioners expressed their appreciation for the men and women who keep us safe by recognizing the Sequoyah County Sher...

The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) Northeast Center of Healthy Aging will be providing the Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) program. The classes will be held Tuesdays and Thurs...

Janis Risley, Sequoyah County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension County/Extension FCS Educator will be providing a free CDC Prevent T2 program at Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library in Sallisaw beginning on Tu...

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

Now that the New Year has begun it is the time that most people begin thinking about things they wish to accomplish during the year. There are many different things that are commonly considered; for e...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Anthony Bingham, 32, Tulsa: Unlawful poss. of CD with intent to distribute; Possess firearm during comm...