The 18th annual Gore Cruise Night, hosted by the Gore Chamber of Commerce and Gore Street Kings will be held Saturday, Sept. 19. The event will start with a Burnout Competition beginning at 6 p.m. Fir...

Asking for help isn’t easy but helping can be. During Hunger Action Month, join the Oklahoma Food Banks, the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, in taking a...

With the Labor Day holiday approaching, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) encourages Oklahomans to visit the state’s lakes, rivers, or streams. While recreating at these natural w...

We had 10 TOPS members weigh-in Monday morning. JoAnn B. was our biggest weight loss winner with -4.0 pounds lost. We have been weighing in only because of covid numbers are up, but this week we had A...

If you know an Oklahoma Citizen 100 years of age or older and would like to honor them (at no cost) with a biography, an award certificate and a Golden Okie Pin; contact Gloria Helmuth at 918-510-0150...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Felicia N. Barger, 32, Sallisaw: Child neglect. Anthony A. Burel, 43, Little Rock, Ark.: ...

In the next five years, Sequoyah County is projected to receive over $10 million for road and bridge projects according to a five-year CIRB (County Improvements for Roads and Bridges) plan, which prov...

Canterbury Chapel in Vian is having a huge sale on Sept. 12 and 13. You can fill a bag up of fall and winter clothing for only $1, no matter the size of the bag. Clothing is available in infant to plu...

A Gore man has been charged with a felony count of domestic assault and battery resulting in great bodily harm after he reportedly glanced an infant on the cheek during a domestic dispute with another...

After Sept. 1, the hold for political party affiliation change was lifted, according to Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn. Listed below are the affiliation changes listed from Marc...

I’m surprised to talk to people who don’t know that “Jesus Christ” fulfilled “all” the prophecies about who the Messiah is! I’m going to note several of the Bible’s prophecies that declare: Jesus Chri...

JC Farms in Marble City is a new member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Associati...

The US Constitution requires that a population count be taken every decade for the purposes of distributing funding and representation equally among our communities. The 2020 census has been underway ...

Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce President Jaime Henson challenged the community to self respond to the 2020 Census due to Sallisaw and Sequoyah County being behind in the census count. Chris Landis of th...

As we head into fall, we continue to deal with the daily effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many hoped that time and the summer heat would make coronavirus a much smaller issue after nearly six months,...

Diana Miller, MS, LPC, of Sallisaw earned the prestigious Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential conferred by the Association for Play Therapy (APT), according to its CEO Kathryn Lebby. To become ...

Both Vian and Gore Public Schools posted similar letters to their schools Facebook pages and websites recently, informing parents and the community that some students and staff may have possibly been ...

A Webbers Falls man said a recent bid he submitted on a vehicle being sold by the Town of Webbers Falls went to someone else because town employees reportedly told him he didn’t leave his contact info...

Coronavirus Watch 09/08/2020 The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported the following COVID -19 numbers for Tuesday, Sept. 8. •  State Total Positive Cases, 65,053 (An increase of 3,013 cases si...

Coronavirus Watch 09/03/2020 The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported the following COVID -19 numbers for Thursday, Sept. 3. •  State Total Positive Cases, 61,027 (An increase of 909 cases): D...