Vian’s Fireworks Extravaganza will be held on Sunday, June 30. “The Boys and Girls of Summer” parade will start at 7:45 p.m. with all baseball and softball teams, and their coaches, invited to partici...

Incumbents Jim Olsen for District 2 State Representative and Julie Haywood for Sequoyah County Clerk won handily in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Meanwhile, challenger Melanie Edgmon claimed ...

The U.S. Marshals Museum is partnering with Cherokee Nation to share more about the tribe’s history with Black slavery. This is the third destination for the touring exhibit. “We Are Cherokee: Cheroke...

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 Sequoyah County Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Response Team (CCR/SART) will host a baked potato fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on June 28, at the Wheeler Event Center, located behind the...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners on Monday voted to accept all proposals for six-month road materials to ensure resources are available for county projects, but awarded proposals based on cost, proxi...

Attorney General Gentner Drummond praised Gov. Stitt for his signing last week of Senate Bill 2039, which establishes the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Revolving Fund and ensures fundi...

OKLAHOMA CITY – A case brought by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was dismissed last week by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The court issued an opinion concluding that while the grievances of t...

AA Meetings are now being held at Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings are held each week on Tuesday and Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. For more...

Oklahoma Human Services will begin accepting online applications on June 18, for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), at OKDHSLive. org. This federally funded program helps income-e...

On Saturday, June 29, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Hunter’s Home in Park Hill will host a scavenger hunt encouraging children to learn about items from the 19th century. The scavenger hunt will include i...

The 7th annual Miss Independence will be held Saturday, June 29, at the Roxy Theater in Muskogee. The pageant is open to girls from birth to 18 years and everyone that enters will receive a crown. For...

For Jean-Luc Dupont, a professor of art history from Toulouse, France, his three-month stay in Sallisaw is more than just a stop on his crosscountry tour of the United States — it feels like a second ...

Those who view weather in much the same way Mark Twain did — “If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a few minutes” — are probably not too surprised by projections from climate-change researc...

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Cold Case Unit is asking the public’s help in seeking answers to a 1971 cold case with Sequoyah County ties. According to the OSBI Facebook page, on O...

The Blackgum Volunteer Fire Department will be having a pancake breakfast at the Blackgum Community Building on Saturday, July 6, from 7 to 11 a.m. Cost is $8 for adults and $6 for children under 12.

Joseline Lee: Speeding 11-15 mph over. Austin Everitt: Speeding 16-20 mph over. Sara Goldamez: Speeding 11-15 mph over. Melvin Gallegos: Speeding 16-20 mph over. Kanybek Kydyrov: Failure to obey offic...

The Vian Board of Trustees met on May 20 for their regular monthly meeting where they approved to take action on a grant application, discussed the possibility and locations of future pickle ball cour...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Gore man after sheriff ’s investigators found that he had allegedly taken parts from an air conditioner unit north of Vian. James A. Young, 54, was charged on M...

In a remarkable display of unity and dedication, Sequoyah County is set to play a pivotal role in the “How Far Would You Go?” fundraising walk, organized by Help In Crisis, aimed at combating family v...