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 May 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The following it...

Anyone wishing to donate old or no longer used eyeglasses can do so by dropping them off at the Vian Lions Club donation box. The box is located in front of the old Vian Town Hall on Thornton Street. ...

Vian’s All School Reunion will be held during Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 24, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Vian High School Cafetorium. The reunion committee is inviting all alumni from both Vi...

• May 31, June 3, 4, 5 — Early Walk-In Voting; Absentee Drop Box • June 7 — General Election for Districts 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15 & One At Large seat • July 19, 22, 23, 24 — Early Walk-In Voting; A...

Vian Public School Cherokee students Aularah Tehee and Lucy James recently placed in the Johnson O’Malley (JOM) Oratory Competition. Aularah placed first in “Letter From John Ross” division and second...

Ross Hicks of Vian is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association, wi...

Box Cemetery will hold their annual decoration on Sunday, May 18. Cleanup day will be the weekend before on Saturday, May 10, at 8 a.m. The cemetery board is asking that all flowers on the ground be r...

Gore Police officer Brett Visor is shown with (from left) Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor E.O. “Jr.” Smith and Gore Mayor Robin Henry. Cherokee Nation Districts 5 and 6 Tribal Councilors E.O. “Jr.” S...

Starting on May 5, Webbers Falls will begin to serve lunch at Freedom Hall Event Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays. The cost to eat will be $1 and take out meals will be $1.50. The ...

A drawing was held on April 15 for a special made Charles Bailey shotgun that was given away by the Cpl. Joshua J. Ware Marine Corps League #1403 of Sallisaw. The winner was Dale Caldwell of Clarksvil...

The Vian Johnson-O’Malley Indian Education Committee has announced that the next regular meeting of the Vian JOM Indian Education meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on May 7, in the Vian School Cafeter...

Vian High School Class of 1975 is holding their 50-year class reunion from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 23, at J&D’s Steakhouse, 230 N. Oak St., Sallisaw. All former classmates and graduates are invi...

Vian Assembly of God church is hosting “Celebrate Recovery” at the church on Monday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. The event will focus on hurts, habits and hangups. The church is located at 205 E. Schley ...

Izzy Clouse, Natalie Guthrie, Gracie Risley, Madison Spyres, and Ally Trotter, all members of the Vian FFA Chapter, have been nominated to receive the prestigious State FFA Degree, the highest degree ...

Joel E. Henley, 65, Sallisaw: DUI-alcoholaggravated. Jeffery C. Howell, 56, Sparta, Ga.: Poss. of firearm after former felony conviction. Jessica B. Nofire, 38, Van Buren, Ark.: Child neglect. James S...

The roots of Red Dirt music ran deep on April 13, as four of the genre’s most iconic acts were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) during the soldout Boys From Oklahoma concert in St...

A former Sequoyah County resident who was initially charged with first-degree murder in tribal court has now pleaded guilty in federal court to the brutal killing of her mother in a shocking case that...

The Gore Public Schools Board of Education gathered on April 14 for a regularly scheduled meeting, addressing a full agenda that included new board leadership, staff approvals, and preparations for fu...

There are cowboys and then there is Vian’s very own Gill Risley. A calf on the loose tried to run over Gill, who was minding his own business and working fence when this escapee ran up on him. Gill bu...

The Town of Gore and the Gore Public Works Authority (GPWA) held back-to-back regular meetings on April 15, addressing a wide range of issues from infrastructure improvements to public safety appointm...