Sequoyah County Extension has announced their upcoming meetings for spring. On April 15 at 6 p.m., Poultry Waste Management Education will be held at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds. On April 20 at 6 ...

Let’s make Vian Garden of Memories Cemetery beautiful! A cleanup day has been scheduled for Saturday, April 19, beginning at 8 a.m. The cemetery board needs your help trimming tree limbs, moving limbs...

Applications are now open for Cherokee Nation’s most esteemed National Treasure distinction. The deadline for nominations is Friday, June 13, at 5 p.m., with selected recipients announced during the 7...

A bill modifying the age of consent in Oklahoma has passed the House of Representatives. House Bill 1003 by Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, increases the age of consent to 18 years old. The current age of c...

The Social Security Administration really isn’t interested in seeing you at their local office, which does not even exist in Sequoyah County. According to its website, www.ssa.gov, the Social Security...

April is recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). In support of the victims/ survivors of this violent crime, the Sequoyah County Coordinated Community Response/ Sexual Assault Response Te...

Vian Baptist Church is proud to announce their new Wednesday night Youth Program, which will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at the church. There will be lessons, snacks and games for all attendees. The Mini...

A benefit account has been set up at Armstrong Bank for Butch Lemasters, who recently sustained severe injuries to his eye and sinuses, leaving him unable to work. Lemasters and his family have made n...

The Vian First Assembly of God Church in Vian will hold an Easter Resurrection Day Performance service beginning at 10:35 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 20. An Easter dinner and egg hunt will follow imm...

Felony Docket Pedro R. Betancur, 39: Aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs; Conspiracy. Johnny L. Carroll, 58, Vian: Grand larceny Karena R. Larue, 37, Barling, Ark.: Burglarysecond degree. Jeffery ...

The following citations were issued by the department in March: Jorge A. Lira: Speeding 11-15 mph over. Tad D. Tisdale: Speeding 1-10 mph over. Adlais M. Ihelisme: Improper parking which obstructs the...

The Cherokee Nation contributed $7.6 million to 107 school districts as part of the tribe’s 2025 Public School Appreciation Day held with area educators at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa. As part of...

An eighth rural water district has been approved for Sequoyah County. Sequoyah County Water Association, which serves customers in Vian and other areas, was happy operating as a water association and ...

Two candidates’ names have been removed from the ballot for the upcoming Cherokee Nation General Election after it was discovered they were not certified or eligible to run, following a special meetin...

Julia Cisneros from Webbers Falls earned a bronze medal in the Freshman Group C category at the Oklahoma School for the Blind’s (OSB) regional Braille Challenge competition in Muskogee recently. Cisne...

A benefit account has been set up at Armstrong Bank for Butch Lemasters, who recently sustained severe injuries to his eye and sinuses, leaving him unable to work. Lemasters and his family have made n...

The Sequoyah County Health Department is gearing up for its second annual Flutter Fest, a fun and family-friendly event that will take place in Marble City at the Community Center, 111 Main St., on Ap...

Vian’s All School Reunion will be held during Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 24, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Vian High School Cafetorium. The reunion committee is inviting all alumni from both Vi...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, has passed legislation further enhancing the integrity of Oklahoma’s electoral process. If House Bill 1005 becomes law, all voter identification cards must in...

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is taking his crusade against so-called woke investing from major banks and the state’s pension systems to the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, a $2 billion fund create...