Tickets are on sale now for the Brushy Fire Department gun raffle. Cost is $10 each or six for $50. The winner will be drawn on November 22. The department wishes to thank Armory Outfitters for provid...

The town of Gore is advising all town residents that the town’s dump site is now closed for tree limb and debris disposal. The designated time for public dumping has ended, and the town will begin bur...

Meet Aubrey Stacey, a proud mama to one wild precious boy and wife to her best friend of 10 years, Kyle. The couple moved to Webbers Falls in 2023 and quickly fell in love with the area and the lifest...

Oklahoma winters may be unpredictable, but one thing is certain: every snowstorm deserves a snowplow with a personality. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is inviting K‑12 students stat...

In a recent conversation with Stigler Assistant Police Chief John Vail, it was evident that he was more interested in the well-being of his fellow man than any type of recognition. In speaking of an u...

The town of Marble City has released a public service announcement regarding trains that block traffic in town limits. Town officials said when a train is blocking traffic for more than 20 minutes, ci...

The 5th annual Little Miss Gore Pageant will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 11. Entry forms and other announcements will be coming soon. Participants will go by whatever age they will be on t...

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...

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 ...

The Cherokee Nation is accepting applications for the 2026 Remember the Removal Bike Ride, which retraces the northern route of the Trail of Tears over a span of three weeks. The deadline to apply is ...

As you consider what you have, what you wish you had, what you never thought you’d have, have you ever thought about owning a municipal street sweeper or a garbage truck or a bucket truck? How about a...

Cherokee Nation celebrated 30 years of the Homecoming Art Show in a special reception last Friday evening at Cherokee Springs Plaza, where the tribe awarded more than 35 artists. The show is now open ...

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...