The 2025 All School Reunion for Gore High School is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 27. If you attended school at Gore, even if you did not finish or graduate from there, you are ...

Virtual education is a powerful equalizer for students in rural Oklahoma. It’s helping students in small towns gain access to advanced classes, career skills and personalized support that were once ou...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Town of Gore is honored to introduce Paul Eichling, who will be sharing his Gore History Tidbits with our community. Eichling has a long and distinguished history of service to Gore...

Vian Assembly of God church and Pastor John Bennett will be hosting a revival with Evangelist Dan Parker with Outpourings Revival, September 5-7, at the church. Services for that Friday and Saturday w...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will open applications for the 2026 grant cycle of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program on September 1. This grants-inaid program will offer awards ra...

Tribal and non-tribal members can apply for Cherokee Nation Home Health Outreach Advantage for themself or a family member at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 27, at the Sallie Byrd Sevenstar Community Cente...

District Attorney Matt Ballard’s first assistant district attorney, Joy Thorp, received the Mitch Sperry Memorial Award for Outstanding Prosecutor in July. Thorp received the prestigious recognition b...

There will be a Gospel Jubilee at 5 p.m. on August 30, at Price’s Chapel Baptist church, located at the corner of Hwy. 101 and Hwy. 59 N, Sallisaw. Singers and musicians are invited, and all are welco...

Luke Hockenjos will be the guest speaker at Worship Night at Webbers Falls FBC on Wednesday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. The church is located at 120 McCorkle Street. For more information call 918-816-6568...

Sequoyah County Animal Advocates are hosting a free vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, at Sallisaw Creek Park, located on Hwy. 64 West. The clinic welcomes both dogs ...

Felony Docket ElizabethA.O’Bryant, 53, Bartlesville: Unlawful poss. of CDS with intent to distribute (methamphetamine); Acquire proceeds from drug activity; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia; Unsaf...

The Council of the Cherokee Nation swore in three new Councilors along with six re-elected incumbent Councilors during an inauguration ceremony at the Chota Conference Center Aug. 14. The Councilors h...

The Webbers Falls Police Department is undergoing major changes this month after recent layoffs and the resignation of its top official. On August 11, the town’s former chief of police stepped down fr...

After years of rising overdose fatalities, new data shows a decline in drug-related deaths across eastern Oklahoma, which local prosecutors and law enforcement attribute to a tougher approach on drug ...

District 27 District Attorney Jack Thorp has been honored as the 2025 Oklahoma Bar Association Prosecutor of the Year. The award, announced August 8 during a ceremony at the University of Central Okla...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written prior to Jimmy Owens’ 85th birthday. Mention those who are among the first residents at the Sallisaw Veterans Center, and most probably think of quiet, reflective...

Vian Public Schools has announced important information regarding changes to their 2025-26 school bus routes, most specifically Bus Route F, due to the ongoing construction on Hwy. 82.** New bus route...

For more than two decades, Daniel New has worn many hats— patrolman, chief, umpire, referee and most recently, school resource officer at Sallisaw Central. But no matter the title, his focus has alway...

Congressman Josh Brecheen has announced an in-person town hall for the month of August in Sallisaw. Constituents are invited to attend and share their thoughts and ask questions on policy issues impac...

Patricia Richards Ellis and Julie Richards Boshers would like to announce the upcoming 70th wedding anniversary of their parents, Donald Ray “Short” Richards and Shirley Blevins Richards, on August 27...