Sequoyah County Dist. 3 Commissioner Jim Rogers held a “kick-off ” meeting on Friday with the resident engineer and contractor to “finally” begin the overlay project on Redwood, one of several CIRB fi...

Sequoyah County Conservation District has announced that the signup period for the Oklahoma Conservation Cost-Share Program Year 23 will begin March 15 and continue through April 9. The program offers...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Buddie E. Brown, 53, Roland: Domestic A&B with a dangerous weapon Ṙobert A. Coleman, 27, ...

After consulting with its partner agencies, the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 National Land and Range Judging Contest. “Due t...

Voters in Sequoyah County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 6 Belfonte and Gore Public Schools Board of Education General Election, and the Town of Gore Board of Trustees #2 Seat ...

What’s the best way to get mankind to get the “Mark of the Beast?” Condition them! Use fear! Use the media propaganda! 1 Revelation 13:1-18 1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise...

The Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 27, at Immanuel Baptist Church, 1101 N. Wheeler in Sallisaw. Activities and games will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the egg...

The Oklahoma State Department of Education has set test dates for Oklahoma Public Schools students. The third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students’ testing window begins April 6 an...

OSU Stillwater spring commencement ceremonies are slated to be held outdoors May 7-8 at Boone Pickens Stadium. A number of new protocols are in place as the university prepares for in-person ceremonie...

A Thursday collision on U.S. Interstate-40 has claimed the life of a 26-year-old Muskogee man, according to an accident report issued by Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Trooper Steven Crooks reported the acc...

The Gore Board of Education met on March 8 where they voted to approve several items, including unanimously approving District Days to the Hours Calendar for the 2021-2022 school year. Following a mot...

Cherokee Nation is offering free Wi-Fi at 35 drive-up locations throughout its reservation, which includes Roland, Sallisaw and Vian in Sequoyah County. Cherokee Connect, the tribe’s universal connect...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol announces applications for the 47th Cadet Lawman Academy are open until April 1. The free, week-long summer program is open to students between their junior and senior year...

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board adopted proposed changes to water quality monitoring standards for the Illinois River watershed in last Tuesday’s meeting, but one key proposed change failed to clea...

Fifteen certified navigators are on board at several legal aid offices across the state, ready to help Oklahomans understand the fine print of health insurance coverage and take advantage of the Healt...

Gore 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). Vian Vian wi...

God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian will be having a clothing giveaway on Saturday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Three people at a time will be allowed to shop inside for a 30 to 45 minutes tim...

Joe Paul Simon was sworn in as the new school board member for Seat #2 during a special meeting on March 1 of the Vian Board of Education. After the swearing in ceremony, the board was reorganized as ...

Reed Richards, 3, and Ross Richards, 2, of Roland, participated in the 50 CC Youth Nationals on March 6, at Jandebeurs Motor Sports Park in Okmulgee. Reed placed first in all three races, while Ross ...