Felony Docket LJ Branch, 85, Modesto, Calif.: Rape by instrumentation; Rapefirst degree (by force or fear). Keith B. Penna, 50, Vian: DUI-alcohol; TOC -intox. bev.; Driving left of center.

A Gore youth was named Little Cherokee Ambassador during the annual leadership competition held this month in Tahlequah. Hannah Neugin, 20, of Hulbert, was crowned Miss Cherokee 2025-26 during the com...

The Gore Board of Trustees moved swiftly through a full agenda last Tuesday evening, approving several new ordinances, infrastructure contracts and grant applications during its regular monthly meetin...

A fatal single-vehicle crash late Thursday night claimed the life of a Sallisaw man after his pickup truck veered off Hwy. 64 and caught fire. According to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (O...

The Vian Board of Trustees handled a full agenda during its regular meeting on July 21, approving a major property sale, personnel changes and several community improvement projects. The meeting began...

LYNN ADAMS, SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Longtime Sequoyah County 911 director David Slaughter has resigned his position after 15 years serving the county. Greg Smithson, who retired from the Fort Smith Police...

An appeal brief filed August 21 by Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, asks the Oklahoma Supreme Court to invalidate some $700 million in ratepayer-backed bonds issued to cover costs incurred by Public Service Co...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Kenny R. Jackson, 65, of Park Hill, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for felon in possession of firearm and am...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees handled a full agenda during its regular meeting on August 12, addressing police department staffing, town projects and upcoming community events. Mayor Johnny Poll...

The 2025 All School Reunion for Gore High School is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 27. If you attended school at Gore, even if you did not finish or graduate from there, you are ...

Virtual education is a powerful equalizer for students in rural Oklahoma. It’s helping students in small towns gain access to advanced classes, career skills and personalized support that were once ou...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Town of Gore is honored to introduce Paul Eichling, who will be sharing his Gore History Tidbits with our community. Eichling has a long and distinguished history of service to Gore...

Vian Assembly of God church and Pastor John Bennett will be hosting a revival with Evangelist Dan Parker with Outpourings Revival, September 5-7, at the church. Services for that Friday and Saturday w...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will open applications for the 2026 grant cycle of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program on September 1. This grants-inaid program will offer awards ra...

Tribal and non-tribal members can apply for Cherokee Nation Home Health Outreach Advantage for themself or a family member at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 27, at the Sallie Byrd Sevenstar Community Cente...

District Attorney Matt Ballard’s first assistant district attorney, Joy Thorp, received the Mitch Sperry Memorial Award for Outstanding Prosecutor in July. Thorp received the prestigious recognition b...

There will be a Gospel Jubilee at 5 p.m. on August 30, at Price’s Chapel Baptist church, located at the corner of Hwy. 101 and Hwy. 59 N, Sallisaw. Singers and musicians are invited, and all are welco...

Luke Hockenjos will be the guest speaker at Worship Night at Webbers Falls FBC on Wednesday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. The church is located at 120 McCorkle Street. For more information call 918-816-6568...

Sequoyah County Animal Advocates are hosting a free vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, at Sallisaw Creek Park, located on Hwy. 64 West. The clinic welcomes both dogs ...

Felony Docket ElizabethA.O’Bryant, 53, Bartlesville: Unlawful poss. of CDS with intent to distribute (methamphetamine); Acquire proceeds from drug activity; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia; Unsaf...