Filing period for candidates for the Board of Education in Sequoyah County school districts ended at 5 p.m. last Wednesday with several candidates drawing no opponents. The Board of Education General ...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Stephanie Anderson, 42, Muldrow: Burglary - second degree; Grand larceny. Drew Benefield,...

Sequoyah County Commissioners will not be meeting again until at 10 a.m., Dec. 26 due to the Christmas holiday when all county offices will be closed in observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. ...

OG&E has seen an increase in customer reports about scammers posing as OG&E employees and demanding payment both in person and via phone. These scammers are especially targeting churches, small busine...

November Citations Steven Jagneaux: Speeding 11-15 over. Ruby Jenkins: Speeding 11-15 over. Jyvon Joseph: Improper/illegal U-turn. Jerald Kirkwood: Speeding 16-25 and over; Operating a M/V without a v...

As a result of a lengthy ongoing investigation, Dustin Lee Poindexter, 24, of Sallisaw, has been arrested and charged with numerous counts of fraud, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane. So...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Luis Lopez Arce, 26, of Phoenix, Ariz. was sentenced to 87 months imprisonment, and three years supervised release for possess...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane said in 2018, deputies arrested 1,517 people, did 37 drug raids, took 388 burglary/theft reports, and the dispatch center received 28,157 calls, which resulted in 1,...

Governor Mary Fallin, in partnership with the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee County, requested a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster declaration to assist those impacted by tornadoes, seve...

The Vian Community Foundation will be applying for another Recreational Trails Program Grant from the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department for mountain bike trails. There will be a meeting to di...

A Lawton man faces felony drug charges after a crystalized substance and paraphernalia were found during a routine traffic stop conducted by a Gore Police officer near Dollar General last month. David...

A Vian man has been charged with felony animal cruelty after reportedly shooting and killing a dog that didn’t belong to him. Curtis L. Smith, 56, has been charged with cruelty to animals, carrying a ...

A wanted Vian sex offender was arrested earlier this month after authorities discovered who he was following a Salli-saw traffic stop. Charles L. Woolsey, 31, of Vian, has been formally charged with f...

A Vian couple have been arrested and one charged after a deputy served a warrant on a female and drugs were found on the man. Chance J. Gilbert, 33, was charged on Dec. 11 with unlawful possession of ...

Not everyone is feeling merry and bright during the holiday season. Vian United Methodist Church invites you to a special service of reflection and hope on Friday, Dec. 21, beginning at 7 p.m.

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Deborah Bradley, 49, Sallisaw: Unlawful poss.of CD with intent to distribute; Falsely per...

Martha Keck, better known as “Granny” or “Granny Keck,” is retiring from Wolverine Den of Kids Learning Center after taking care of most of Vian’s children for the past 20 plus years. Granny first wor...

Most of us have spoken or heard the phrase, “Oh that word is just on the tip of my tongue.” These aggravating and sometimes embarrassing language disconnects, called “tip-of-the-tongue” lapses, may b...

November Citations Samuel Anderson: Fail to stop at sign. Kandreika Bailey: Speeding 11-15 over. Ravindran Balakinsnan: Speeding 11-15 over. Matthew Ball: Speeding 11-15 over. Andrew Lee Barr: Speedin...

God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian will be closed for the month of January, but if there is an emergency you can call Raymond or Ruby at 918-705-1251, or Anna at 405-395-7622. The clothes closet w...