The Office of Attorney General Gentner Drummond is reviewing 101 applications for the first distribution of grant funds from the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board. The application process for $23 millio...

Seven Oklahoma high schools, which includes Gore High School, have been named “Oklahoma’s Promise 2023 State Champions,” leading the state in the number of graduates who met the requirements to receiv...

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...

Tenkiller State Park’s Earth Day celebration will be held on Saturday, April 20, with several activities scheduled throughout the day. Refreshments will be provided. Events are as follows: 9 A.M.-NATI...

Vian Police Chief Mark Harkins (far left) and the Vian Police Department said they would like to thank James and Jen Canfield, along with their crew of Addyson Allen, Zoe, and Lyric Loffer, all from B...

The candidate filing period for court clerk, county clerk, sheriff and District 2 county commissioner ended on April 5, along with some state representative and senator offices. Filing on the county b...

Trenton Duvall has been chosen as March Member of the Month for Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Vian Unit. He is the son of Jordan Barr and Thomas Duvall. He was chosen because he is a very enth...

Sets course for academic year Gore Public School’s Board of Education convened for a lengthy regular meeting on April 8, where they voted to purchase new football jerseys, and re-employ staff for the ...

Oaklen McKinney, a Vian Elementary School student, won first place for kindergarten coloring in the recent statewide Law Day Contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association. McKinney was recognized ...

Tenkiller Park Partners annual kids fishing clinic will be held on May 18 at Vian City Lake. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. with sessions following from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Fishing will take place fr...

The following citations were issued by the Vian Police Department in March: Tiffine Nelson: Speeding 16-20 mph over. Jorge Benitez: Trespassing after being forbidden. Jarmanjit Singh: Trespassing afte...

Felony Docket Ethan M. Branham, 31, Sallisaw: Battery/ A&B on police officer; Petit larceny. Robert Lewis Guy, Jr., 45, Pocola: DUI-drugs; Poss. of CDS; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia. Serena R....

Some students from Webbers Falls Public School recently gave up some of their spring break to help serve dinner at the Gospel Rescue Mission. Thank you to RayLeigh, Gracie, Joseph, DJ, and Cash, who a...

District 2 County Commissioner Beau Burlison has announced a county-wide cleanup for the District 2 area on Thursday and Friday, April 18 and 19. Burlison said unwanted items and trash can be placed i...

The Christian Union Station DO NOT CONFORM TO THIS WORLD! THIS WORLD IS NOT YOUR HOME! WE’RE JUST PASSING THROUGH! HEAVEN OR HELL! IT’S YOUR CHOICE! Romans 12:1-211I beseech you therefore, brethren, b...

Thanks to Gore Elementary PTA, students at Gore Public Schools welcomed Channel 6 meteorologist Stacia Knight and storm spotter Von Caster to the school for weather safety. Students learned about vari...

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....

Indian Capital Technology Center (ICTC) will offer a four-week long Fiber Optic Technician training beginning April 22. The class is in partnership with OSUIT. The class will meet Monday through Thurs...

Fifth graders at Webbers Falls Public School learned about moon phases in science class last week by creating each phase using Oreos. Awesome job, students!

The Vian Lions Club will be awarding two $500 scholarships to two seniors attending Vian High School. The scholarship applications are available in the high school counselor’s office and are due back ...