Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee,…” IF people are destroyed by lack of knowledge, it makes perfect sense to find ...

Sequoyah County Court Clerk Gina Cox, 52, is facing criminal misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and malicious injury or destruction of property less than $1,000, after being arrested last Tues...

Earlier this month, the Oklahoma State Senate passed Ida’s Law, a bill that addresses unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans. Family and friends of Stephen Adams, a Native American st...

Nevaeh Cheater Age 9, Sallisaw When I grow up I want to….? Work at Walmart. If you had a lot of money, what would you buy? Clothes, shoes and help the animals that need homes. At what age is a person...

“And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit” (Matt. 27:50). “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,” (II Cor. 5:20- 21). Before the Fall Adam possessed powers of...

“We do a lot of great things in this part of the state but don’t get the recognition. We need to thrive together.” That was the message Kenyatta Wright delivered to the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce la...

The Cherokee Nation held a candlelight memorial at the tribe’s W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah on March 18, in memory of Cherokee citizens lost to COVID-19. March 18 marked one year since the ...

Armstrong Bank recently named company veteran Nick Jones as Executive Vice President/ Chief Information Officer. A native of Vian, Jones began his career at the bank as a junior in high school in Dece...

Jimmy Dunn of Tulsa was introduced last Monday to Sequoyah County Commissioners as the new member of District 27 (Prosecutorial) and will be overseeing forfeiture cases in Sequoyah County and anticipa...

Firemen from Brushy, Rocky Point and Sallisaw Fire Departments, responded to a house fire shortly after 2 p.m. Friday believed to have started from a grass fire nearby. Sallisaw Fire Chief Anthony Arm...

National Library Week is April 4-10, when across the nation, everyone is invited to celebrate their local library. This year’s theme “Welcome to Your Library” promotes the idea that your library exten...

Part 5 God has given us His word and we are to believe it and act on it regardless of what we see or feel. The Kingdom of God isn’t for wimps. Mark 9:23, Jesus said unto him, if thou canst believe, al...

After months of preparation, appointments and investing $10 million to expand their court system and law enforcement, the Cherokee Nation held its first criminal court docket last Tuesday, following t...

Webbers Falls will hos their 2021 Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, at the Webbers Falls Schools Sport Complex. Masks are recommended. Age groups are as follows: 0-3, 4-7, and 8-12.

AA Meetings are now being held in Vian at a new location, Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings will be held each week on Tuesday and Friday, ...

Vian Elementary offers a three-year-old and a four-year-old program. Enrollment is April 20 and 21 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the office of the Early Childhood Center. Please call the Elementar...

Sequoyah County Commissioners approved to purchase a Ford Truck for the Vian Fire Department at a cost of $44,654 at their regular meeting last Monday, along with approving contracts and other regular...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Colleen H. Bertram, 24, Needles, Calif.: Trafficking in illegal drugs; Unlawful poss. of ...

A juvenile male passenger suffered serious injuries and was Medflighted to a Tulsa hospital last Tuesday after the ATV he was riding in was involved in an accident. The accident occurred around 5:48 p...

Gore’s Easter egg hunt will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, at Ray Fine Park. Age groups are as follows: 0-3 (parents allowed to help), 4-5, 6-8, and 9-up (no parents help). Lake Tenkiller St...