Rick Shelby of Webbers Falls has completed his term on the 2025 American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) Policy Committee. The committee convened for the final time Feb. 21 in Norm...

The Gore Board of Trustees convened on February 18 for their regular meeting, making significant decisions that will impact the town’s financial planning and infrastructure improvements. The meeting i...

No one can accuse the Vian Board of Education of rushing through an agenda, especially when they meet for over six hours to conduct business and make important decisions for both students and staff of...

The Gore Public Schools Board of Education met on February 10 to discuss several important matters, approving a range of actions that will impact both the administration and students. The board kicked...

March 7 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 1 Board of Education Municipal General Election, Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Ruby Brun...

The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma awarded $674,609 for calendar year 2025 to 11 Area Agencies on Aging throughout Oklahoma at a recent Oklahoma Association of Area Agencies on Aging (04A). Th...

For as long as she can remember, Margaret Hill dreamed of walking the streets of Paris, admiring the art of the Louvre, and soaking in the beauty of the French countryside. This past fall, that dream ...

Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce president Zack Schaefer (left center) presents a membership plaque to Loida Haffener Salmond, American Red Cross executive director for the South Central-Southeast Oklahom...

While its effort to buy Bibles for classrooms is tied up in court, the Oklahoma Department of Education initiated a new vendor search to purchase materials containing Bible-infused character lessons f...

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

Felony Docket Chad R. Asher, 34, Muldrow: Poss. of firearm after former felony conviction. Kristian J. Blankenship, 34, Sallisaw: Poss. of stolen vehicle. Kristian J. Blankenship, 34, Sallisaw: Knowin...

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...

Nine seats on the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council, the legislative branch for Oklahoma’s largest tribe by population, drew 33 candidates over the four-day filing period in Tahlequah earlier this month....

A few hundred people gathered last Monday on the south steps of the Capitol to participate in a national day of protest and criticize President Donald Trump’s administration. Carrying signs and flags,...

For Webbers Falls resident Glenn Patterson, starting his day includes slipping on a protective suit and venturing out to greet the inhabitants of his beehives. Where many might balk at the hum of thou...

The Sequoyah County Health Department is excited to announce the launch of its new program, “Take Charge,” aimed at providing critical breast and cervical cancer screenings for uninsured and underinsu...

Kenny R. Jackson, 65, of Park Hill, has entered a guilty plea to one count of felon in possession of firearm and ammunition, according to a press release issued by the U.S. District Court for the East...

Vizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma, will conduct free eye exams at Vian Elementary on Feb. 27. Many children in Oklahoma can receive free exams and glasses through SoonerCare, Vision Servi...

David Boren, the youngest governor in Oklahoma history and a significant figure in both state and national politics, passed away Thursday at the age of 83. Boren died at his home near Newcastle follow...

A group of local Hams from around the area will meet and greet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, at Sherry’s Farm House Restaurant in Sallisaw for a breakfast /coffee break. If you’re a Ham or are inter...