As summer winds down and Oklahoma students prepare to go back to school, Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is offering free resources for educators and fam...

Local Marine Corps Leagues recently made a monetary donation to the three men and their families who were impacted by a recent fireworks explosion in Tuskahoma. The Thomas A. Byne Marine Corp League #...

An updated disaster recovery plan for both the Sequoyah County Clerk’s Office and the Sequoyah County Commissioners were approved last Monday at the commissioners’ weekly meeting, crucial strategies f...

Gary Cunningham of Gore will help lead the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service operations. Cunningham comes into his Sr. Director of Marshal Service position with 25 years in law enforcement with the Bure...

Cherokee Nation leaders joined Sequoyah County community members on July 17, to celebrate the grand opening of the new Sallisaw Redbird Smith Estates. Redbird Smith Estates is a 16-acre subdivision wi...

The fact that Pete Laughlin was visiting the new Sallisaw Veterans Center on Tuesday was not that unusual. The fact that he found the time in his packed schedule to visit Oklahoma’s latest — and possi...

WASHINGTON – Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City says it is encouraged by the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in favor of a Wisconsin-based Catholic Charities branch, calling ...

Kristian J. Blankenship, 34, Sallisaw: Trafficking in illegal drugs (meth); Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia; TOC - intox. bev. Helen Chambers, 54: Domestic abuse-A&B. Noah E. Philpot, 20, Sallisa...

The Town of Gore Board of Trustees covered a full agenda during its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, addressing personnel matters, policy approvals and community updates. Vice-mayor Larry...

A benefit featuring BBQ, a good ‘ol pie, silent and live auction, and bake sale is set for Saturday at the county fairgrounds for three men who were critically injured in a fireworks accident earlier ...

The Vian Board of Education convened for its regular monthly meeting on July 14, where members addressed a packed agenda focused on campus improvements, policy updates, staffing, and continued efforts...

There was surely a time when what occurred on Lake Tenkiller garnered only casual interest from most folks. But now that Sequoyah County is receiving a 4% countywide lodging tax from visitors who stay...

A Gore Community Picnic and Stake Pioneer Celebration is slated for July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Ray Fine Park in Gore. Attendees are asked to bring their own picnic lunch and dress in “pioneer...

The Environmental Protection Agency released a new website last week that debunks conspiracy theories about airplane contrails — conspiracies that are popular with a contingent of President Donald Tru...

The Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released its latest issue of the Oklahoma Economist, titled “Increasingly Bullish: Natural Gas Rebounds on Rising Demand and Infrast...

The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is increasing its support for Oklahomans who are thinking about quitting tobacco. Beginning July 1, the Helpl...

September 26-28 Fin and Feather October 4 - Fall Clean-up Day October 25 - Gory Gore Parade October 11 - Day In the Park December 6 - Employee Christmas Party December 13 Christmas Parade & Santa In T...

The return of Cherokee Nation’s history class, “Cherokee Nation: A History of Resilience,” will provide a timeline of history and events, with an emphasis on traditional Cherokee arts, culture and ora...

A year ago, due to dwindling numbers of quilters for Sallisaw’s Senior Nutrition Center, Robert Morris thought 2024 would be the last year Sequoyah County residents could buy tickets for a drawing for...

The Supreme Court last week cleared the way for the Trump Administration to dismantle the federal Department of Education by firing more than 1,000 workers, The New York Times reported. The justices b...