The longest-running Native American art show and competition in Oklahoma is seeking artwork for its upcoming spring event. The 54th annual Trail of Tears Art Show will be presented April 5 May 10 in t...

Caleb Schorr, an admissions representative from Universal Technical Institute (UTI), visited students in grades eighth through 12th at Webbers Falls Public School about various careers and certificati...

I’ve told this story for years, but I don’t think I’ve ever written about it. It’s one of my favorite memories from the glory days of Carl Albert State College’s (CASC) rodeo team. In 1992 I was a sen...

Felony Docket Ryan Clancy, 31: Aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia; No valid DL; Failure to display current tag. Dewayne A. Pledger, 20, Roland: Burglary- thi...

Firefighters with the Vian, McKey and RFPD #1 Fire Departments responded to a house fire on Friday. Thanks to the firefighters’ quick response, none of the occupants inside the residence were injured....

A Vian man has been reported as missing by family members. Ryan Jordan, a U.S. Navy veteran, has been missing since January 6 and his family said they have desperately been trying to locate him. Jorda...

In a year marked by statewide academic challenges, the Vian School District celebrated notable successes in its 2023-24 State Report Card issued by the Department of Education in December. The distric...

A Vian man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Lucas J. Blackbird, 40, was sentenced on a...

Sequoyah County Assessor Brandy Dobbs has announced that Personal Property Renditions were mailed out to Sequoyah County residents beginning Jan. 2. Dobbs says if any renditions are not received by he...

Town of Gore, Sallisaw Public Schools and Help-in-Crisis among recipients A new report is highlighting the many successes of the Cherokee Nation’s $7 million Community Partners Grants (CPG), which wer...

A pastor charged with a felony count of lewd or indecent proposals to a child under the age of 16 following allegations that were made against him in 2023 is now scheduled to go before a judge in Sequ...

January 15 Cherokee Nation Public Health is hosting a breastfeeding class from 1 to 3 p.m. in Conference Rooms A & B at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center, 19600 E. Ross St., Tahlequah Partn...

Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, has filed legislation to require Oklahoma public school districts and charter schools to submit a list of all available library materials to the State Department of ...

Genesis 2:7 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Lets begin with the Michael Martin thought of a li...

Deadline for entries Jan. 24 Do you know an Oklahoma student who loves to write, draw or create? Encourage them to enter their work in the Oklahoma Bar Association’s annual Law Day Art and Writing Con...

Three Republican lawmakers filed an appeal with the Oklahoma Supreme Court in December in an effort to overturn a $127 million OG&E rate increase approved by the Corporation Commission. The lawmakers ...

With less than four weeks to go until the 2025 legislative session convenes, two Republican lawmakers have filed bills to gradually eliminate Oklahoma’s personal income tax. House Bill 1009 by Jay Ste...

If the Farmers’ Almanac is correct — the Almanac claims an accuracy rate of 80%-85%, but studies have shown it is closer to 50% — then Oklahoma and the south central region of the U.S. are in for peri...

Sequoyah County Commissioners at their weekly meeting elected District 1 Commissioner Ray Watts to chair the county board for 2025. District 2 Commissioner Beau Burlison was elected vice chair for 202...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner gathered in Tahlequah recently to celebrate the third anniversary of the “Speaker Services” program. Chief Hoskin announc...