Sanders Street from Highway 82 in Vian is shut down while town workers make repairs to the roadway, reportedly caused by semi damage. “This will take some time and may cause short delays between the r...

Buck Locust of Vian will be hosting a benefit concert at the Vian Amphitheater on August 16 for the three men who were involved in a fireworks accident in Tuskahoma in July. Locust said concert admiss...

Carrol Copeland, a resident of Sequoyah County and former photo editor at Southwest Times Record, will talk about photos he has taken during this 38 years at the newspaper at the 2 p.m. August 17 meet...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is holding a final project meeting to present the Supplemental Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) and all necessary supporting data...

Sequoyah County Fair - The Sequoyah County Fair has been set for September 3-6. Exhibits can be dropped off on Sept. 3 and food perishables on Sept. 4, followed by a 4-H Food Showdown. A Dutch oven sh...

While there’s a generation gap when it comes to rotary-dial landline telephones and digital or even voice-activated cellphones, telephone numbers have been part of our lives since Alexander Graham Bel...

Members of the Sequoyah County Extension & 4-H attended a sewing workshop last week where they learned how to make a jewelry bag and weave baskets, with laughter and lots of creativity. Each participa...

Marble City Farmers and Art Market will host a “Can You Take The Heat” challenge at 12 noon on September 20, and is encouraging entrants to join the friendly contest to see if they can win the champio...

In an effort to promote health and wellness among older adults, the Eastern Oklahoma Development District’s (EODD) Area Agency on Aging, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative, is...

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...

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...

Felony Docket Shane D. Jordan, 24, Muldrow: DUI-alcohol. Matthew C. Heinen, 35, Sallisaw: Possess firearm after conviction or during probation. Kenneth L. Fines Jr., 35, Fort Smith, Ark.: Domestic A&B...

The Wolverine Den of Kids Learning Center in Vian wishes to thank Vian Police officers Cassandra Perceful, Anna Males and Micah Harvey for recently having popsicles with the children who attend the Ce...

The Town of Gore/Gore Public Works Authority (GPWA) will conduct smoke testing of their sanitary sewer system (weather permitting) beginning on August 11, which could last for several days or up to tw...

With students returning to class on August 14 for the 2025–26 school year, the Vian Police Department is ramping up efforts to ensure streets are safe for children heading back to school. Beginning la...

A Vian man is in custody after allegedly abducting a woman at gunpoint and threatening to kill someone over a missing wallet, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Sequoyah County District ...

Buck Locust of Vian will be hosting a benefit concert at the Vian Amphitheater on August 16 for the three men who were involved in a fireworks accident in Tuskahoma in July. Locust said concert admiss...

Westbound I-40 will be narrowed to one lane at mile marker 302, between Sallisaw and Vian, through August 8 for surface repairs. Drivers should expect minor delays in the area, especially at peak trav...

A deadly three-vehicle collision on Interstate-40 early Sunday morning claimed the life of a Florida man and led to the arrest of a Sallisaw woman on suspicion of driving under the influence, accordin...

Sequoyah County Democrats will host author Carrie Tabor at 6 p.m. on August 7 at J&D’s Steakhouse, 230 N. Oak, Sallisaw. Tabor will speak on her book, Quarantining Hate.