The Cherokee Nation is rolling out a $40 million education initiative, part of which will help Cherokee students with clothing and technology needs. The online portal to apply is now available at www....

A Roland man is facing felony charges of endangering others while eluding/attempting to elude police officers, running a roadblock and knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property after trying to...

Customers of the Sequoyah County Water Association (SCWA) are being asked to voluntarily conserve water due to heavy usage and low levels in the Association’s storage tanks, Association Manager Vance ...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees met on July 14 where they convened into an approximate 36-minute executive session to discuss employment matters and appropriate spending of public funds, and then ...

A Vian man has reportedly been charged after failing to register as a sex offender. Rondal R. Scrogum, 29, was formally charged in Sequoyah County District Court on July 8 and is now scheduled to appe...

God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian has announced they will be open from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1 for anyone needing clothing or other related items. Ruby Pigeon, with the Clothes Closet sa...

Wrongful anger! Wrongful anger can get in the way of doing God’s will! Moses, like many of us, didn’t obey God because of his anger toward his people! Numbers 20:10-13, 10And Moses and Aaron gathered ...

Attorney General Mike Hunter and tribal leaders collaborating after the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision last Thursday released an agreement in principle for proposed federal legislation that will clarify ...

The Oklahoma Press Association (OPA) announced the winners of the 2019 Better Newspaper Contest Awards in a video released on June 15. “Although the 2020 OPA Convention was postponed this year, we kne...

When Adam Warren, 34, was growing up in Webbers Falls he didn’t intend on going to medical school, he was more interested in going to pharmacy school. “I think I was in middle school when I decided I...

E.O. Smith, Jr. is often labeled a busy man but most recently, some of his neighbors thought he’d ‘lost his marbles' or gone crazy. “Several of us noticed him outside watering his roof,” Josie Johnson...

A Vian woman is facing a felony drug charge in Sequoyah County District Court following a traffic stop in Sallisaw. Devan Brown, 39, was formally charged on June 10 with unlawful possession of control...

Warmer weather means lots of people are spending time in a pool, at the beach or visiting a water park. The American Red Cross has some steps people can follow to help them enjoy their summer water fu...

Online Applications for LIHEAP Summer Cooling Assistance Available for Eligible Households Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) began taking online applications on June 16, for summer cooling assistance th...

Two Marble City woman on July 4 were reportedly listed in stable condition after being pinned in a two-vehicle collision west of Vian. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Spencer Schmille reported the acc...

Officials with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma met with Gov. Kevin Stitt on July 1 to sign a 15-year gaming compact that permits the tribe to engage in Class II and Class III...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Kelton Chandler, 27, Muldrow: Poss. of firearm after felony conviction; Altering firearm,...

The Cherokee Nation is adding surface testing to its list of safety protocols across its tribal government office locations. This new testing capability can detect the presence of COVID-19 in both the...

The following citations were issued in June: James Cleaveland: Speeding 21-25 over. Joseph Taulbee: PI. Frederick Uselton: Disturbance of public peace; PI. Randall Hill: Speeding 11-15 over. Cassandra...

A Webbers Falls man has been charged with felony first-degree burglary and aggravated assault and battery after reportedly breaking into a Gore residence and assaulting another individual. Colton J. R...