Attorney General Gentner Drummond has officially announced his campaign for Governor of Oklahoma. “As a tough-on-crime Attorney General and decorated fighter pilot, I’ve proven I will always fight for...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees convened on Jan. 14 for their regular meeting, where they voted to hold a municipal election and approved several important financial expenditures. The board took a...

Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in Sequoyah County municipalities can file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on Feb. 3. Those who wish to file for a municipal office m...

A polling place for a precinct in western Sequoyah County has changed, says Ruby Brunk, secretary for the Sequoyah County Election Board. For Precinct 210, the former location was Gum Springs Freewill...

Marble City Public School’s Parent Teacher Conference and Clothes Closet is scheduled for Feb. 6 and 7. The Parent Teacher Conference will be held Feb. 6 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., and on Feb. 7 from 8 t...

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...

The longest-running Native American art show and competition in Oklahoma is seeking artwork for its upcoming spring event. The 54th annual Trail of Tears Art Show will be presented April 5 May 10 in t...

Caleb Schorr, an admissions representative from Universal Technical Institute (UTI), visited students in grades eighth through 12th at Webbers Falls Public School about various careers and certificati...

I’ve told this story for years, but I don’t think I’ve ever written about it. It’s one of my favorite memories from the glory days of Carl Albert State College’s (CASC) rodeo team. In 1992 I was a sen...

Felony Docket Ryan Clancy, 31: Aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia; No valid DL; Failure to display current tag. Dewayne A. Pledger, 20, Roland: Burglary- thi...

Firefighters with the Vian, McKey and RFPD #1 Fire Departments responded to a house fire on Friday. Thanks to the firefighters’ quick response, none of the occupants inside the residence were injured....

A Vian man has been reported as missing by family members. Ryan Jordan, a U.S. Navy veteran, has been missing since January 6 and his family said they have desperately been trying to locate him. Jorda...

In a year marked by statewide academic challenges, the Vian School District celebrated notable successes in its 2023-24 State Report Card issued by the Department of Education in December. The distric...

A Vian man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Lucas J. Blackbird, 40, was sentenced on a...

Sequoyah County Assessor Brandy Dobbs has announced that Personal Property Renditions were mailed out to Sequoyah County residents beginning Jan. 2. Dobbs says if any renditions are not received by he...

Town of Gore, Sallisaw Public Schools and Help-in-Crisis among recipients A new report is highlighting the many successes of the Cherokee Nation’s $7 million Community Partners Grants (CPG), which wer...

A pastor charged with a felony count of lewd or indecent proposals to a child under the age of 16 following allegations that were made against him in 2023 is now scheduled to go before a judge in Sequ...

January 15 Cherokee Nation Public Health is hosting a breastfeeding class from 1 to 3 p.m. in Conference Rooms A & B at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center, 19600 E. Ross St., Tahlequah Partn...

Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, has filed legislation to require Oklahoma public school districts and charter schools to submit a list of all available library materials to the State Department of ...

Genesis 2:7 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Lets begin with the Michael Martin thought of a li...