The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued a press release on Saturday after an inmate reportedly walked away from a facility in Ponca City. Lester Hampton, 62, of Vian, who is serving a 10y...

A former Vian resident has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to a press release issued by the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Leiloni B. Smith, 32, o...

Two finalists, which includes Cody Sloan of Gore, have been selected for the 2024 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond...

Gores 22nd annual cruise night has been scheduled for Saturday, September 21, in downtown Gore. Known as one of Oklahoma’s biggest, baddest 2-lane cruise events, over $10,000 in cash/prizes will be gi...

Editor’s Note: September is National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month and therefore we will be covering a critical and often overlooked issue: the alarming rate of suicides in rural Oklahoma. In ...

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...

Come help Tenkiller Park Partners raise money for projects and programming in Tenkiller State Park during their BYOP corn hole fundraiser. The event will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Ten...

Michelle Scheeland came to Webbers Falls Public School on August 30 to show some Geometry students chess strategies. Thank you for sharing your expertise, Michelle.

After 32 years of working under the vast Wyoming skies, tending to cattle and braving the rugged terrain, Tom Patterson has traded in his cowboy boots for a quieter life in Gore. The transition from t...

When a new school year begins, most teachers don’t wait long before they begin scheduling tests, and assigning loads of homework and reading assignments. Here are three tips for helping kids stay on t...

There will be a free food giveaway at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Vian Assembly Of God church, located at 200 Schley St. in Vian. Just drive through, pick up bags of food, get a prayer, and e...

In its regular meeting held on August 20, the town of Gore’s board of trustees took action on a variety of issues, from financial approvals to staffing changes and event announcements. The session com...

Oklahoma Game Wardens are reportedly cracking down on anglers who are taking more than their limit of fish. State game wardens said a few weeks ago, Sequoyah County Game Warden Jerry Henry received a ...

Voters passed a bond initiative last Tuesday that came without any additional tax liability for the Gore Public School District. Voters passed the measure with 66.67 percent of the vote, with 344 peop...

Logan Lease was hoping the third time would be the charm. Maybe the fourth time in 2025 will be his time. After finishing third nationally a year ago in the teen division of the USA Mullet Championshi...

Jason Hogner of Sallisaw was recently named the Living Our Values Champion for Aviagen North America (ANA). ANA selects one winner of this award each quarter from thousands of Aviagen employees in doz...

Mrs. Robbins’ class at Gore Public Schools has been learning about the FCCLA emblem in a fun way with sugar cookies and icing. The prominent collegiate lettering highlights the organization’s emphasis...

The Marble City Historical Society will hold a Take it Home Dinner at the Bank from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Old Citizen’s State Bank in Marble City. The cost will be $12 per plate and the menu will...

Mark Twain is widely credited with the observation, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Well, each year about this time, the Farmer’s Almanac is what everybody’s ta...

A Muldrow man is continuing to recover from injuries he sustained in a July 31 singlevehicle accident on U.S. Highway 64, near Muldrow, according to family members. Earl Jenkins was reportedly airlift...