The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) is opening two grant opportunities to improve the health of Oklahomans. TSET posted guidelines and application documents for TSET Built Environment Grants...

Webbers Falls students held their 4-H meeting on November 18, which was festive! Special thanks to Staci Peebles for making it a great meeting.

Congratulations goes out to Gore High School’s STEM Challenge winners (in no particular order): First - Anka Leyva, Adam Davenport and Dillion Dover; Second - Westin Hayes and Anderson Ohl; and Third ...

Gore Public School’s 4-H and Cloverbuds had the honor of hosting two special guests at their November meeting, Dea Smith and Sharon Duke, who shared their talents and passion with the youth. 4-H membe...

The Northeastern Health System Sequoyah nursing staff, joined by doctors and staff, turned out last week to show their support for 34-year-old Macy Moseley (front, third from right), a LPN who is batt...

Vian High School’s November Students and Teacher of the Month were (in no particular order): Freshman, Brynn Barnoskie (not pictured); Sophomore, Kelby Girdner; Junior, Hali Russell; Senior, Madison P...

The Vian Board of Education met on Nov. 11 for a brief yet impactful session, during which board members approved the final payment for the new high school building project and discussed plans for upc...

Arvest Bank recently honored two local teachers during the bank’s annual “We Love Teachers” initiative, which awards area educators $500 each to help with the purchase of school supplies. The teachers...

The Vian Lions Club 46th annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. This year’s parade theme is “A Grinch Christmas.” Line -up will start at 5:30 p.m. in the parking...

While most families are preparing Thanksgiving feasts for their immediate households, 90-year-old Maria Little is busy planning a celebration that will bring together more than 50 family members from ...

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...

Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, was elected by the Oklahoma Senate Republican Caucus to serve as the caucus vice chair. “I’m deeply honored and excited to take on this role at such a pivotal time f...

Superintendent’s Honor Roll – All A’s Third Grade: Georgia Brown, Samera Busch, Shenoah Busch, Sofia Torres and Ruthie Trusty. Principal’s Honor Roll – All A’s and B’s Third Grade: Isiah Elk, Harper F...

Bill and Betty Land recently celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary. Mr. And Mrs. Land were married on Oct. 20, 1952, by Dr. Stanley Jordan at First Baptist Church, Van Buren, Ark. The couple resid...

Demolition of the former Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, located at the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street adjacent to the Sequoyah County Courthouse, began on Nov. 20, clearing the way fo...

The first recorded Thanksgiving came about in the early 1600s shortly after the landing of English colonists at Plymouth, Massachusetts. These colonists were the Pilgrims, also known as separ atists. ...

Sequoyah Animal Advocates are sponsoring a free pet bed giveaway and vaccination clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds. Rabies vaccinations will be given for...

Felony Docket Patrick E. Howard, 21, Sallisaw: Child sexual abuse. Bobby G. Phillips, 45, Sallisaw: Lewd molestation. Jeremy D. Simmons, 41, Muldrow: Domestic abuse-A&B. Randall L. Tripp, 40, Fort Smi...

Tidy Up Tenkiller and Illinois River’s fall cleanup event collected a total of 9.51 tons of trash, according to figures released by the Oklahoma Ozarks Tourism Association (OOTA), formerly known as th...

The question about whether Sequoyah County should assess a 4% lodging tax on those who stay at airbnbs or motels in the county will not be answered in January 2025 as was previously proposed. At last ...