The Sequoyah County Water Association (SCWA) at its regular monthly meeting on Aug. 27, voted to increase water rates to its customers. The board of directors reviewed several proposals before making ...

Vian’s 7th annual Burnin’ Down Main Street was held Saturday in downtown Vian featuring a car show, burnout competition, cornhole tournament, live music and good food. Winners of the car show and burn...

A Vian man is charged with battery/assault and battery on a police officer and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol after he was reportedly refused alcohol at a Vian convenienc...

Anyone wishing to donate old or no longer used eyeglasses can do so by dropping them off at the Vian Lions Club donation box, located in front of the old Vian Town Hall on Thornton Street. The Lions w...

There will be a Turkey Shoot at 11 a.m. on Oct. 12, at the Evening Shade Community Building, 453929 E. 995 Rd., Vian. The bullets that will be supplied are .22 long rifle, and 12 gauge 2 ¾ (only). No ...

The sixth annual Douglas School Reunion has been scheduled for October 11, 12 and 13, at Murphy’s Mountain, 449010 E. 979 Road, Vian. “It is that time again for our annual Douglas School Reunion,” Den...

Vian Middle School’s Gifted & Talented students enjoyed a field trip recently to the Philbrook Museum of Art and The Gathering Place park in Tulsa.

The town of Gore recently acknowledged clerk Lisa Settlemyre’s (center) recognition by the Oklahoma Municipal League as a subject matter expert, inviting her to join the Open Records Insight Panel at ...

The Ombudsman Program would like to recognize Residents’ Rights Month which is celebrated each October and is designated by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. Each year highlights...

Our Blood Institute (OBI) will be hosting blood drives this month. Donors will receive a free glow in the dark “Peoplejuice” T-shirt while supplies last. Sallisaw Walmart will hold theirs on Oct. 11 f...

Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library will be hosting a Baby/Toddler Fair from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 12. In addition to a baby crawl and toddler race, newborn screenings will be given and local...

Cherokee Nation Public Health is providing free tobacco cessation classes at the Vian Community Building. Participants do not have to be Native American to enroll. Classes will meet on Tuesdays from 1...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program will be transitioning from Gerber to Similac brand contract infant formulas. All WIC programs in the US are required to have a fo...

On September 11, 2001, America changed forever. Gore Public School’s fourth and fifth grade students were visited by Chief Justin Ohl from the Gore Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Ohl explained the d...

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

For FAST Friday last week, some of Gore’s Upper Elementary students enjoyed a team building activity while others each cozied up with a good book. Some of the high school students did group work discu...

Gore Public School’s fifth grade girls traveled to Wiley Post Airport to participate in the Girls in Aviation Day. The day was full of guest speakers, vendors, activists, and events for the girls to l...

Thinking about going on a vacation, paying for a wedding, buying gifts for birthdays and holidays, or perhaps you have another short-term money goal? We often think of savings for long-term purposes l...

The last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 5 General Election is Oct. 11, Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn says. Osborn says persons ...

A high-speed motorcycle chase that occurred in Sallisaw on Sept. 3 ended with a crash and an arrest, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Sequoyah County District Court. Sequoyah County Sh...