Connors State College Financial Aid reps will be at Gore High School at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8 in Computer Lab Room 10 to assist seniors and their parents/guardians in completing the FAFSA. Any student cons...

First-of-its-kind legislation that gives an expansive tax credit to Oklahoma family caregivers took effect Jan. 1. For the 2024 tax year, unpaid family caregivers will be able to claim up to $2,000 or...

OG&E Energy Corp. Foundation recently awarded a $5,000 community grant to Baptist Health Foundation for the Food Rx Program at Baptist Health-Fort Smith. The program aims to improve the health and nut...

Congratulations goes out to the fifth-sixth grade Academic Team at Vian Public Schools for being named the Regional Runner-up. Team members (in no particular order) Tuff Sumpter, Cale Winans, Cain Win...

Congratulations goes out to the Vian Middle School Academic Teams for recently being named District Runner-ups. Both the sixth/ seventh and seventh/eighth grade teams took honors. The students now mov...

Congratulations goes out to Vian Public School students (from left) Anna Farar, Zayley Cheater and Isaiah Drew for making and performing with the EDBDA Honor Band in Tahlequah on Jan. 6.

A $1,000 SAE grant has been awarded to Avery Wisdom of Gore by Boot Barn. Wisdom is a member of the Gore FFA Chapter and her application was selected from among 1,258 applications nationwide. SAE gran...

Vian’s PTO is sponsoring a semi-formal dance for Vian eighth grade students from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, in the cafetorium. Admission is free. All staff and eighth grade students in good sta...

Hannah Brake of Sallisaw High School and Snowy Rich of Gore High School have made it to the final round of voting for the 2024-25 state officer team of the Oklahoma CareerTech Family, Career and Commu...

Gore Public School’s Character Council will be selling “I’m a Sucker for you” candy grams until Feb. 7. The candy grams are $1 each and money is due at time of ordering. Forms will be sent home with s...

Vian’s Red Hat Ladies met for lunch on Friday at Simple Simon’s Pizza in Vian and also enjoyed offee from Dee’lightful Brew next door.

Gore Public Schools recently released the names of the Upper Elementary and High School Students on the Superintendent’s and Principal’s Honor Rolls for fall 2023. Superintendent’s Honor Roll Upper El...

Vian School Choir Director Christina Herriman (center) is shown with Rayken Massey (left) and Zayley Cheater (right), who did a wonderful job performing at the recent statewide All-State Vocal Concert...

Tristen R. Cawhorn, 26, of Gore, has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for accessory after the fact to kidnapping. The charges arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firear...

February 9 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the March 5 Presidential Preferential Primary, according to Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Cindy...

Sequoyah County Commissioners are in search of at least two dump trucks for Districts 2 and 3, and have opened the bid process for two or more 2015 or newer tri-axle dump trucks with automatic transmi...

The 59th annual Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show will be held Feb. 14 and 15, with the Premium Sale taking place on Feb. 16 at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds, according to Jace Goodwin, Sequoyah...

Gore’s Board of Trustees voted to vacate the town’s Ward 5 trustee during their regular monthly meeting last Tuesday night after discovering Ward 5 Trustee Gideon Miller’s residence was not in town li...

Good news: This year’s flu vaccine appears to be particularly effective at preventing severe cases. Bad news: Only about 40% of Americans eligible for flu shots have received one. More good news: Ther...

Felony Docket Cassandra K. Bettios, 32, Vian: Child neglect. Cadge R. Daniel, 18, Vian: Lewd molestation. Vata J. Duardo, 24: Identity theft-unlawful use of personal identifying info; Poss. of credit ...