Cherokee Nation is now accepting nominations for the tribe’s esteemed National Treasure distinction. The deadline for nominations is Friday, June 7, at 5 p.m. with selected recipients announced during...

AROUND TOWN For those of you wondering what happened to the snake living underneath my kitchen cabinets that I wrote about last week, I think he’s still there. I haven’t seen him, but then again, I ha...

Muskogee Quilt Guild is hosting the 2024 “Land I Love” Quilt show, April 12 and 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The show will be located at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2130 West Okmulgee, Musko...

A Marble City man who was found guilty earlier this year on felony charges of the firstd egree rape, sodomy and sexual battery of an 89- ye arold victim with Alzheimer’s disease was handed a life sent...

Gore Public Works Authority (GPWA) customers will be allowed to dispose of undesirable items, with some exceptions, during the town’s spring cleanup day on Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 pm. The...

In Vian Board of Education March meeting Vian Public School’s Board of Education met on March 13 for their regular monthly meeting where they voted to withhold a suspension and approved employment and...

A Gore woman who reportedly gave an autistic teen a handful of pills and then told the teen to swallow them is set to appear before a judge Wednesday in Sequoyah County District Court. Heather Major, ...

Voters decided last Tuesday who would serve on both the Vian and Gore Public Boards of Education, and on a seat for the Indian Capital Technology Center following the general election on April 2. Vyin...

District 5 Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor E.O. “Junior” Smith will host a community meeting and dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at the new De-Nu-Go Vian Community Foundation building....

Cherokee Nation dignitaries attend dedication, ribbon cutting The Vian Community Foundation (VCF) held a grand opening at 10 a.m. on March 27, for their newly completed community building, with Cherok...

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...

Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library will offer fun eclipse activities on Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees will receive a free pair of eclipse glasses while supplies last. People can stop ...

Our Blood Institute will host the following blood drives in April on their bloodmobile: • Walmart in Sallisaw, Friday, April 12, 2 to 6 p.m. • Harp’s food store in Vian, Friday, April 19, 2 to 6:30 p....

Compact ends unless renewed by Governor or legislature in 2024 Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. told more than 100 public school educators Tuesday that renewal of the tribalstate car t...

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill on March 26 raising the cost of most hunting and fishing licenses for the first time since 2003. Hunters and anglers lobbied for the bill despite the price increases. Se...

Marble City recently released the names of the students on “Superintendent’s” and “Principal’s” honor rolls for the third nine weeks of the 2023-24 school year. Superintendent’s Honor Roll Third Grade...

Vian Elementary will have Kindergarten preenrollment on April 15 and 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the elementary office. Children, who will be 5-years-old on or before Sept. 1, are eligible for ...

The Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association (OBEA) recently honored University of Central Oklahoma professional media students at its annual student broadcast competition with 22 awards for student-p...

Webbers Falls Public Schools will begin administering required annual state testing on April 3. School administration said teachers have been working hard to prepare students for these tests. High sch...

The Sequoyah County Child Abuse Task Force is having a hamburger/ hotdog cookout on April 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sallisaw City Chamber Building, located at 101 N. Wheeler St. Lunch is $10 and...