Sallisaw Police Officers Coty Biles and Devin Harriman will return to duty immediately after District Attorney Jack Thorp issued a letter last Monday saying he declined to prosecute the pair in conne...

Vian Mayor Dennis Fletcher said Vian’s Summer Games were a huge success on Saturday, with around 300 people attending. Fletcher said everyone enjoyed a day of family fun and participating in the corn...

Superintendent’s Honor Roll – All A’s Kayden Anderson, Alexa Armstrong, MacKenzie Bethel, Jacob Brock-man, Fysher Brooks, Kody Carlton, Brooks Coffee, Jake Coffee, Gabrielle Collins, Isaac Detherage, ...

A Gore woman has been charged with a felony count of exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult after she reportedly used a Gore Nursing Center resident’s debit card to make personal purchase...

Superintendent’s Honor Roll – All A’s Benjamin Bell, Des-try Bethel, Hannah Brake, Jathan Brock-man, Remington Brown, Emilee Cook-Cobb, Roman Couch, Lexi Emerson, Daniel Ferguson, Kaylin Ford, Aryana ...

A local business owner is doing her part in helping Webbers Falls’ flood victims. Cindy Irwin, owner of Gambino’s Pizza in Gore and Checotah announced last week that she is going to dedicate one day a...

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Oktaha man who’s facing multiple charges after fleeing a Gore police officer during a recent pursuit. Terry W. Smith, 32, was formally charged on May 17 with e...

During their June 3 meeting, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission awarded three contracts for major projects, which will include U.S. Interstate-40 in Sequoyah County, I-35 in McClain County and US-...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from February business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

The Sequoyah County CCR/SART will host a Slice of Summer mini carnival at 5 p.m. June 22 at the Sequoyah County Courthouse, 119 S. Oak. Admission to this event is free. There will be free watermelon, ...

Noah Hallmark, 8 Vian Elementary How would the world be different if animals could talk? Very weird. Would you cheat on a test if you knew you wouldn’t get caught? Only if I knew I wouldn’t get caugh...

For the past few days before, during and after flood waters hit the east and west end of Sequoyah County, Cory Masterson and a crew of inmates from the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office, began filling ...

The Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) as part of a Wild Turkey Hunt Plan. Wild...

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission, a nine-member panel appointed by the governor and legislative leaders to oversee the state’s transportation development, is scheduled as of press time to hold i...

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) encourages area residents to donate at a blood drive benefit-ting Vian resident Jeff Hughes on Thursday, June 6, from 1 to 6 p.m., on the bloodmobile at the Sequoyah Cou...

The Vian Board of Trustees on May 20 accepted the resignation of three town employees during their regular monthly meeting. The trustees went into an almost hour executive session to discuss the emplo...

With the Arkansas River swelled over capacity the sun finally came out Thursday in hopes that some of the water would recede and dry up in Webbers Falls and Moffett over the weekend, but rain is alrea...

Nearly 13,500 Cherokee Nation citizens cast ballots in the 2019 Cherokee Nation General Election as Chuck Hoskin Jr. was elected as the tribe’s newest Principal Chief, according to unofficial voting r...

The Gore Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting on May 14 where it was announced that the Gore Volunteer Fire Department had received a $3,500 grant from Cherokee Nation. Gore Fire Chief...

Vian’s Summer Games will be held Saturday, June 8, in the downtown Anna Belle Farmer Park starting at 10 a.m. Event day signups will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Games will include corn hole and horseshoes – ...