CASA for Children is seeking more volunteers to advocate for the best interest of children in foster care in Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner, and McIntosh Counties. “We want every child involved in the ch...

Vian Baptist Church Jeremiah 35:5-6 “And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. But they said, We will drink no wine: fo...

Round Mountain Community Church Philippians 3:12-14: Not as though I had already att ained, ne it he r were alr eady perfect; but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am appre...

The UAFS Theatre Department will present its fall show, Roald Dahl’s James and The Giant Peach, Oct. 6-9 at Breedlove Auditorium. The play was adapted for the stage by David Wood, and will feature ori...

The polling place for Precinct 203 has been changed, Cindy Osborn, Secretary of the Sequoyah County Election Board, said. Voters in Precinct 203 formerly voted at the Vian Nutrition Center, 111 S. Bla...

A Gore man is facing felony theft charges in Sequoyah County District Court after being charged in two separate cases on the same day. Bentley J. Knowlton, 26, was charged on Aug. 24 with knowingly re...

The Wolverine Den of Kids Learning Center has sold and is now under new ownership, according to former owner, Emma Montgomery. Montgomery said the business sold to Crystal Campbell on Sept. 1. “Nine y...

Harps Food Stores, Inc. has appointed Derrick Kelly as the new District Manager for Harps locations in Eastern Oklahoma. Kelly began his career with Harps in August of 2003 as the Dairy Manager at Sto...

A grand opening was held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 1 for Webbers Falls’ new flower shop, Hollis Flowers & Gifts, located on Main Street. Eddie Cassinger with the Webbers Falls Chamber of Commerce said they ...

The Gore Band of Pirates recently received a $5,000 donation from Matt and Whitney Holland. The donation was a show of support and appreciation of Gore Schools and especially the band program that hol...

A Sallisaw woman is facing a felony charge of assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after she reportedly accused a man of stealing her marijuana and then allegedly assaulted...

What makes you feel like dancing? Cheerleading! How old is grandma? She’s 51. What do you enjoy most on the weekends? Playing with my friends! Tabri Hurst Age 5, Sallisaw

Lauryn Fields, 20, of Sallisaw, was crowned Miss Cherokee 202223 during the annual leadership competition held in Tahlequah on Saturday. The tribe also crowned a new Junior Miss Cherokee and Little C...

The second annual Little Miss Gore Pageant will be held Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. during a ‘Day at the Park’ in Gore. The age groups this year are: Baby Missunder 2-years; Tiny Miss-ages 2 to 4; Li...

Vian’s Mountain Bike team had their first official race this past weekend, participating in NICA Race I at Spring Hill Park in Barling, Ark. submitted submitted

Vian Public Schools will have a Gifted and Talented Committee meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the Vian Superintendent’s Office.

The TSET Healthy Living Program in Sequoyah County is working with community partners to conduct tobacco retailer education visits soon at local stores in a strategic effort to keep more underage pers...

Sequoyah County Undersheriff Charles House provided a brief update last Tuesday to the Sequoyah County Commissioners on the proposed communications system, which is currently in discussion. House said...

  WE ALL MUST ASK FOR FORGIVENESS— FOR ALL HAVE COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD—EVEN DAVID—THE APPLE OF GOD’S EYE!!! Psalms 19:1 14 1(To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The heavens declare the g...

AMIE CAT0-REMER EDITOR The cause of a collision that killed a Cookson man on Sept. 5 remains under investigation as of press time. According to an accident report issued by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Tro...