Gore Softball The Lady Pirates went 5-1 in the Riverside Athletic Conference Softball Tournament last week and finished second after losing to Class B No. 16 Webbers Falls in the title game on Saturda...

Sallisaw Main Street and the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce’s annual Cruizin’ 64 Car Show and Blues Fest has been set for Oct. 12. While the main event is Saturday, Oct. 12, a carnival will be set up fo...

Central High School (CHS) alumni reunion will be held Sept. 14 in the Central School cafeteria. The Central High School Alumni Association will be hosting the bi-annual reunion. Registration begins at...

A Sapulpa man has been charged with bringing contraband into jail and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia after heroin was found on his person while being booked into the Sequoyah County Detenti...

Gore Tops TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings are held in Gore from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cornerstone Tabernacle, 401 W. 8th St., Gore. Info: 918-489-2155, 918-571-3353, 1-800-932-8677 or visit www.tops...

A Gore man and woman were reportedly arrested by county deputies after authorities were called to the residence in reference to guns being fired and a woman being held against her will. Tyler W. Hedig...

“It’s a sore subject,” Steve Carter, Sequoyah County District 2 Commissioner, said last Monday regarding questions about the delay of construction on the Low Water Bridge/Sallisaw Creek project. Carte...

Gore Football GORE–Class A No. 9 Gore improved to 2-0 for the season on Friday night inside K.G. Horn Stadium with a 41-14 high school football victory over 2A Heavener (0-1). The Pirates scored two t...

Vian Football EUFAULA – The Wolverines’ defense pitched a shutout and Elijah Wright and Javyn Wright each scored a touchdown on Friday night inside Paul Bell Stadium as Class 2A No. 6 Vian topped the ...

When Ronald Cossey, 77, drove through the town of Gore last week, he saw the red fire truck decorated in memory of the firefighters that lost their lives on that horrific day in September 2001. A 14-...

Local businesses, B&B Auto and Vian Wheel & Tire, in conjunction with the Vian Police and Fire Departments and the Vian Lions Club, will be hosting the 2nd annual Burnin’ Down Main St. car show, burno...

Thursday, Sept. 12 Vian softball vs. Stilwell (5 p.m.); Gore softball at Roland (4:30 p.m.). Friday, Sept. 13 Vian football at Lincoln Christian (7 p.m.) in Tulsa; Gore football at Mounds (7 p.m.). Mo...

A Vian teen has been charged with two felony counts of second-degree burglary after a rifle, two bicycles and other items were taken from two separate residences north of Vian. Justin R. Armer, 18, is...

When I decided to run to represent the community of District 15 in the Oklahoma State House, I made it a priority to bring more services to eastern Oklahoma, especially health services. Telemedicine s...

Scribbles and Poems by a Blackgum Mountain Boy When we speak, words sometimes come out wrong, The message then creates tension that may not belong. Lashing out is common to those that bad mouth you, O...

Havannah Silos, 10 Vian Elementary At what age is a person an adult? Age 13 because they’re older. If you could change one rule, what would it be? Nothing, because I like to follow rules! Of all the ...

State Sen. Mark Allen has received a score of 100 percent on the 41st annual Oklahoma Conservative Index.  Allen, R-Spiro, was one of only four members of the State Legislature to receive a perfect sc...

A Vian man has been charged with failure to comply with Sex Offender Registration Act after he reportedly failed to notify authorities that he’d been kicked out of the address he’d been staying at. Ch...

Gore’s 5th annual recognition walk for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), along with a silent and live auction will be held Saturday, Oct. 5 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Brooks Cawhorn Gymnasium. “Save the date,...

Margaret Watts celebrated her 102nd birthday on Aug. 28.  Margaret has been a resident at Sequoyah Manor for three and a half years. She was born in Sequoyah County and grew up and raised her family w...