An aggressive aerial hog control effort at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge resulted in the removal of 445 feral hogs during the first week of February, according to refuge officials. The operati...

For many years, members of the American Legion Carnie Welch Post 27 have taken care of American flags they’ve placed at veteran gravesites for which they have agreements. But the members would like to...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that James P. Cripps, 28, of Sallisaw, entered a guilty plea to one count of attempted robbery in Indian Country, pun...

All local volunteer fire departments are in need of more firefighters and the support of their communities. This is a time-consuming dedication of young men and women who donate their time and energy ...

Six artists (Rose, Tahlulah, Lareena, Elizabeth, Kaselee and Alex) from Webbers Falls Public School all participated in a Muskogee Art Guild art workshop on Feb. 10. These students are such amazing ar...

Gore February Students of the Month are (top row, from left) Kinley Daily, seventh grade and Jace Gates, eighth grade. Bottom row (from left), Cruz Ward, sophomore and River Shoemake, sophomore.

Vian High School and Middle School TSA competed at the 20th annual Sequoyah County Technology Challenge at the Indian Capital Technology Center in Sallisaw on February 13. There were nearly 300 studen...

The University of Arkansas has announced students who earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. This distinguished group of students with outstanding academic achievement earned a g...

Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative (CHEC) recently held its annual Oklahoma Youth Tour competition. Nearly 50 high school juniors from across Sequoyah and Haskell counties applied for the chance to wi...

Felony Docket Holly E. Marr, 33, Muldrow: Knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property; Poss. firearms after conviction or during probation; Poss. of sawed-off shotgun/rifle. Christopher B. Bean,...

Attorney General Genter Drummond announced Thursday that a major breakthrough in Oklahoma’s 20year poultry litter pollution litigation, securing settlements totaling more than $25 million from Tyson F...

Improvements to a local ballfield, employee pay raises and several routine agreements highlighted a busy January 20 meeting of the Vian Board of Trustees and the Vian Public Works Authority. One of th...

The Gore Board of Trustees handled a full agenda on Jan. 20, approving a pay raise for a town employee, adopting several policy changes and giving the green light to a proposed RV park development. Th...

Eagle Tours are now taking place at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Vian. Tours are scheduled for February 21 and 28, and March 7. For more information, contact the Refuge at 918-773-5251.

Ground was broken last Wednesday for Vian Public Schools’ new band room, a dedicated space designed to support music education by providing band students a centralized location for both classes and re...

Principal’s Honor Roll A&B’S Third Grade: Carter Cato, Lawson Christie, Rory Garrison, Jax Greene, Drake Guthrie, Carter Lovell, Fisher McEver, Aayden Monholland, Kayden Peaceful, Ruger Ross, Karter R...

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation by Senator Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, to prohibit marriage under the age of 18 in the State of Oklahoma. Senate Bill 504 eliminates c...

Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek issued the following statement after Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a settlement between the State of Oklahoma, Tyson and Cargill in ...

Webbers Falls Public School sixth graders recently read to their second grade Reading Buddies. Both classes said they really enjoyed spending time together reading.

Our Blood Institute (OBI) is hosting a community blood drive on Friday, Feb. 27, at Harp’s in Vian, from 2 to 6 p.m. on the bloodmobile. All donors will receive a limited-edition Donor Champions baske...