The Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of a new conservation district that will help the Cherokee Nation manage natural resources, secure assistance f...

Lauren Pierce, a member of Webbers Falls FFA, recently attended the Made for Excellence and Advanced Leadership Development conferences Dec. 1-2 in Tulsa. These weekend conferences are presented by th...

High School Basketball Vian and Gore’s high school basketball teams begin action in the Armstrong Bank Sequoyah County Area Classic (SCAC) on Monday and Tuesday in Sallisaw (main site) and Gore (subsi...

A Sallisaw woman was arrested recently for voting illegally twice in Sequoyah County. Tera Beth Long, 36, of Sallisaw, faces one count of false affidavit in voting registration and one count of voting...

Vian Basketball Vian’s high school basketball teams advanced to the semifinals of the Bill Frye Classic on Thursday afternoon with wins over Magazine, Ark. On Friday the Lady Wolverines played Arkoma...

Cherokee Nation’s involvement in the community and their support of veterans overall played a key role in the state’s recent decision to relocate the Veteran’s Center to Sallisaw, a spokesman for the ...

Gore Basketball Gore’s high school basketball teams ended the pre-holiday part of their schedules on Dec. 20 at Central with a pair of losses to the Class 2A No. 17 Lady Tigers and the Tigers. Central...

Gore Baseball Gore High School senior Kanton Washington recently signed a national letter of intent to play collegiate baseball at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Despite the distance from...

Vian Basketball Vian’s high school basketball teams will begin play at the Bill Frye Classic in Mansfield, Ark., on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Wolverines take on Magazine and the Wolverines also pla...

Gore Basketball Trenton Sanders’ half-court shot at the buzzer lifted the Gore boys’ basketball team to a 63-60 overtime win over Porum last Tuesday night inside the Porum Event Center. Gore went to t...

Vian Wrestling With the return of three state qualifiers, the 2017 state champion and several other wrestlers capable of reaching and succeeding at the Class 3A state tournament, Vian’s high school wr...

While this can be a great time of family, friends, and joy for many, it can also be a time of sadness and despair for many of the residents who suffer loss and medical issues. Please take this time to...

Gore Basketball Gore’s high school basketball teams will finish the pre-holiday part of their schedules on Thursday when the Lady Pirates and Pirates travel to Central. The girls’ game will start at ...

Vian Basketball Vian’s high school basketball teams will end their pre-Christmas layoffs next week when the Lady Wolverines and Wolverines return to Mansfield, Ark., for the Bill Frye Classic. The to...

Vian Wrestling Two fundraisers for Vian’s high school and junior high wrestling teams will be held later this week. On Thursday a Chili Supper starting at 5 p.m. will be held inside Vian’s Traw Fieldh...

Thursday, Dec. 20 Gore basketball at Central (6:30 p.m.); Vian wrestling vs. Checotah and Sequoyah-Tahlequah and Chili Supper (5 p.m.). Wednesday, Dec. 26 Vian girls’ basketball at Bill Frye Classic i...

Vian Football Fourteen Vian High School players were recently selected to the 2A-5 All-District football team by the district’s coaches. Vian linebacker River Simon and Keys’ Kaden Gower were chosen C...

This year the Vian High School National Honor Society members each received a free T-shirt thanks to the generosity of some local businesses. All-American Publishing, an organization that works with s...

Fifteen Gore High School football players were recently named to the A-8 All-District team by the district’s coaches. Gore players receiving special All-District honors were James Dover (Co-Offensive...

Mrs. Spears’ third grade class from Gore Elementary visited the State Capitol last week, where they were able to decorate a Christmas tree that will be displayed throughout the season.