District 2 Rep. Jim Olsen is inviting the public to attend a Northeast Regional Redistricting meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Webb Auditorium at Northeastern State University i...

Sequoyah County Game Warden Jerry Henry said there has been no leads to locating the person or persons responsible for illegally disposing 19 Lesser Canadian Geese and one Snow Goose last week in Seq...

The Town of Vian demolished two little houses located on the corner of old US-SH 82 and US-SH 64 last week, according to Vian Town Administrator Keith Boshers. Boshers said the lot belongs to Dean an...

God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian received a new roof last week, just in time for Christmas. Raymond and Ruby Pigeon, who operate the clothes closet, said although they will be closed during the ...

While some long-term care facilities and nursing homes in the state have started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, it hasn’t quite reached those in Sequoyah County. Northeastern Health Systems Sequoyah ...

Luke Sandlin Age 4, Vian When I grow up, I want to...? When I grow up I want to shoot a deer. If you had a lot of money, what would you buy? I would buy tools for my daddy. At what age is a person an...

Joe Farmer, center, president of the Sequoyah County American Farmers & Ranchers Association presented a $500 donation to the Vian Volunteer Fire Department last week. Shown accepting the donation is ...

Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) will begin taking applications for the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) winter heating beginning Dec. 22. Customers in need of assist...

The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System (EOVAHCS) began COVID-19 vaccination with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 22 following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Emergency Use Authorizati...

With only two weeks left of his term, Ottawa County Sheriff Jeremy Floyd, who also once served as Vian’s police chief has been accused in the disputed improper use of about $1,100 in county money in 2...

Connors State College celebrated the graduation of 21 new nurses in a pinning ceremony held Dec. 11, on the Warner campus in the Melvin Self Fieldhouse. The pinning ceremony signifies the nursing stud...

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

Anyone in need of clothing can now call God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian for an appointment to come to the clothes closet. “We’ll make you an appointment but you can only come in if you are wear...

Enrollment for spring 2021 is now open at Carl Albert State College (CASC). Carl Albert is also diligently working to ensure the safety of all on campus this coming spring. In addition to increased sa...

Schools, trucking companies, businesses or agencies which hire CDL drivers have until Jan. 5 to enter their employees into a Federal drug and alcohol database due to an act of Congress or face expensi...

The Cherokee Warriors Database, a centralized portal to identify thousands of Cherokee veterans across the globe, is now live for tribal citizens who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces to ...

About eight Diamond-Net wireless internet customers are losing their service due to trees. Those eight customers in Vian received notice from the City of Sallisaw last week that the city will no longe...

First Day Hike is set on New Year’s Day at Tenkiller State Park with two free guided hiking sessions available for those who wish to take part which includes a parking fee waiver, Tenkiller State Park...

Coronavirus Watch 12/29/2020 The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported the following COVID -19 numbers for Tuesday, Dec. 29. • State Total Positive Cases, 283,781: Deaths, 2,405: Recovered, 248...

Earlier this week, the Southeast Oklahoma Subcommittee on Redistricting, which I chair, hosted its first public meeting on redistricting. The meeting took place on We d nesday evening in McAlester. We...