A Vian man has been arrested and charged with one felony count of domestic assault and battery by strangulation following a reported domestic dispute. Tony L. Langley, 29, was formally charged on Oct....

Gore TOPS Gore TOPS #0456 meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Cornerstone Church, located at 401 W. 8th Street in Gore. Christmas Bazaar Peters Agency Hospice, 926 E. Cherokee, Sallisaw, invites ever...

Blackgum Community Building The Blackgum Community Building will have free hot dogs, chili dogs, nachos, Frito pies, popcorn, pop and bottled water. They will be passing out candy while it lasts to ag...

Less than a week remains for registered voters in Sequoyah County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Nov. 6 General Election, County Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn said....

First Baptist Church of Sallisaw will be serving a free breakfast to all veterans on Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 122 W. Chickasaw. To confirm your attendance, please call the church off...

The Rapture is Near Our nation leads all others teaching God’s word In every state His Holy words are heard. We are blessed with freedom to worship and pray We must never let them be taken away. God h...

Vian Police Chief Mark Fisher, above left, and Gore Assistant Police Chief Jose Guzman, below left, were both named Domestic Violence Awareness Officers of the Year from their departments at the annu...

Everything summer must go, fill a bag for .50 cents at the Canterbury Chapel Thrift Store. They also have the house back open and ready for fall. There is coats for kids men and women, lots of jeans a...

AROUND TOWN I’ve had trouble sleeping for several years. I’ve tried hot baths, sleepy teas, supplements, sleeping pills, no caffeine after 5 p.m., you name it – but none of it seemed to work. When I c...

The Vian FFA chapter hosted the Sequoyah County Jr. Leadership contest on Oct. 11 at Vian. Chapters that came to compete among Vian were Gore, Muldrow, Sallisaw, Roland and Gans. Contestants competed...

The Board of Education of Gore Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 4 seat on the Gore Board of Education may...

The Gore Elementary Character Council recently held elections for this year’s officers. In order to be nominated the students must have 3.0 or higher grade point average, be in good standing with the ...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Cody Benton, 31, Portland, Ore.: Endangering others while eluding police officers; knowin...

Trinity Holiness Church in Akins will be having a chili and beans fundraiser for their building fund at the Homeplace building in Mallory’s parking lot Friday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. On the m...

The United Methodist Boy’s Ranch will be having a fall fest on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Boy’s Ranch, located at 97332 Hwy 10A, Gore. Enjoy a day with your Circle of Care Family ...

The Vian Media Center at Vian Public Schools will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair, Oct. 24 through Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s theme is Enchanted Forest of Books.

During a special meeting last Wednesday night, Vian resident Larry Patterson was appointed by the Vian Board of Trustees to fill a vacant trustee seat. Patterson, along with Sue Brown, Tyler White and...

As a result of a lengthy investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine, opiates and marijuana, the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office along with the District 27 DTF executed three narcotic sear...

The Vian Board of Trustees kicked off their monthly meeting last Monday night by signing a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Sequoyah County Sheriff Investigator Cin...

The Cherokee Nation honored three military veterans, which included one from Gore, with the tribe’s Medal of Patriotism during the October Tribal Council meeting. Richard Monholland, 79, of Gore; Bill...