Coronavirus Watch 11/04/2020 The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Wednesday, Nov. 4. • State Total Positive Cases, 127,772: Deaths, 1,392 . • Sequoyah Co...

Members of the Vian Police and Fire Departments, along with Pafford EMS and the Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Offce came together Saturday afternoon to educate youngsters on police and fire safety prior...

The former foster parent of a cat that is lost in the Vian area is hoping to find the cat after the cat’s last owner passed away from cancer. Nicole Hull, a volunteer for Northstar Pet Rescue in Steph...

Jazlyn Glass Age 6, Vian How old do you think your grandparents are? Granny is 58 and Papa is 65 Ẇhat do you think they do when you’re not around? I think they get on to Lanie! What kind of cartoon c...

Members of the Vian Volunteer Fire Department recently educated students in Vian Elementary Pre-K and Kindergarten classes about Emergency and Fire Safety Preparedness. Firefighters Dennis Fletcher, ...

Cherokee Nation Tribal Council Member E.O. Smith, Jr., center, made a donation to Gore Public Schools of $4,000 last week. The money will be divided between various school extracurricular programs. P...

The Board of Education of Gore Public School District announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 1 seat on the Gore Board of Education may file t...

Oklahoma Blood Institute is hosting a blood drive with Gore Community on Monday, Nov. 9, from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at the Harp’s Foods Store on the bloodmobile. Individuals ages 16 and up are urged to give ...

Cherokee Nation received 6,000 rapid test kits from the Indian Health Service to enhance how the tribe tests for COVID-19 within its school system and among its most vulnerable citizens. With the new ...

Sequoyah County Dist. 2 Commissioner Steve Carter said last Monday he has received the “Notice to Proceed” for the construction project to widen and resurface S. 4670 Road (Old Hwy. 17) beginning near...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket John Covington, 38, Muldrow: Failure to comply with sex offender registration act. Michae...

Motorists were told to expect flagging operations in place on north and southbound SH-82 at the I-40 junction in Vian from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. last Friday as part of an ongoing pavement and bridge replac...

An early morning accident last Wednesday involving three semi trucks shut down U.S. Interstate-40 westbound traffic near Roland for about eight hours and claimed the life of an El Paso, Texas man, acc...

B&B Auto and Vian Wheel and Tire, in conjunction with Vian’s police and fire departments will host the town’s 3rd annual Burnin’ Down Main Street on Saturday, Nov. 7 in the downtown area of Anna Bell ...

Vian Public Schools will host a Veterans Day Program on Wednesday, Nov. 11 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Vian FCCLA members, under the direction of Family Consumer Science instructor Stephanie Bennett will s...

Oklahoma’s voter registrations have surged ahead of the 2020 General Election, with a net increase of more than 169,000 registered voters since Jan. 15 and a net increase of nearly 53,000 since Sept. ...

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of Michael J. Osborn, 26, of Gore on a felony second-degree burglary charge following a reported apartment burglary in Sallisaw. Osborn was formally char...

Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s deputies and investigators and the Department of Homeland Security served two narcotic search warrants early last Wednesday in eastern Sequoyah County, which led to the arre...

Online applications are now being taken for the 2020 Toys for Tots Drive, which began on Oct. 1 and will end on Dec. 15. The Toy Store will be ran by the Cpl. Joshua J. Ware Marine Corps League #1403 ...

The United States Attorney’s Offce for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the sentencing of Sallisaw residents, Christopher Don Jackson, 44, to 38 months’ imprisonment and 5 years’ supervised ...