First Missionary Baptist Church Men’s Day Fellowship will be held Sunday, March 22, at 2:30 p.m. with guest celebrant Reverend Gregory Carthon from St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Smith, A...

A Gore man was charged with felony animal cruelty after shooting his neighbor’s Hampshire pig, skinning it, and then hanging it from a tree in his yard. Jeffrey Burns, 54, was formally charged on Marc...

“Honesty, integrity and hard work. It has been and will always be a huge honor to serve as your county commissioner,” District 2 Sequoyah County Commissioner Steve Carter said, while announcing his bi...

Retired Army Ranger Charles Raper spoke to Vian Elementary fifth graders on March 5 where students were able to interview him and ask him questions. Raper returned to the school onMarch 11 for a foll...

Vian TSA were among over 400 students from our area that participated in the Claremore TSA Contest on Saturday, Feb 22. Placing from Vian were, Ally Trotter, first, Prepared Speech; Team of Avery Wrig...

Editor’s Note: The following is Vicki Beaty’s statement on seeking reelection. “I am Vicki Beaty, your Sequoyah County District Court Clerk. I have served you in this position for the past 11 years an...

Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether tho...

Three Vian men have announced their candidacy for District 2 County Commissioner. Jay Alred Jay Alred of Vian said he is excited to announce his candidacy for Sequoyah County Commissioner District 2....

If you had a million dollars, what would you spend it on? A real robot and lots of toys! Why do people get old? Because they have lots of birthdays. What’s the best thing about being a kid? I like to...

“It’s a mess! But we’re going to be okay. We have many other departments who are helping us,” Webbers Falls Fire Chief Shawn Smith said, Thursday, the day after a fire destroyed their building, two br...

We had more than one stinky tragedy last month at the newspaper office after a skunk decided to den up under the floor and spray its fragrant scent, which stayed in the office for days. The first time...

The AARP Foundation will provide free tax preparation services at the Gore Senior Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 12. This service is primarily for seniors and low to moderate income taxpayers....

Marble City School Teachers of the Year are Zena Stafford and LaBreeska Terrell. Stafford teaches fifth-eighth grade English/Language Arts and Terrell teaches third and fourth grades. JEANA UNDERWOOD ...

The Marble City School Support Personnel of the Year are Erica Liberto, kindergarten assistant and Missy Flute, Paraprofessional. JEANA UNDERWOOD | SUBMITTED

Gore/Webbers Falls Lions Club President Don Carter, and Terry Sloan, treasurer, attended the Lions of Oklahoma District 3-E Convention in McAlester. Sloan did a presentation on the LCIF Community Rest...

We’re just going to pick up where we left off last week. Satan lost his dominion over your life the moment you became a new creature. In the new birth you received a new Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians ...

Vian PTO Box Tops Classroom competition finished with Ms. Hunter’s Pre-K class winning first place. Then Ms. Moore’s Kindergarten class won second place and Mrs. Morris’ class won third place. Each o...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Robbie Lee Holmes, 31, of Bunch, was sentenced to 80 months’ imprisonment, and five years of supervised release ...

Police departments across the county and the sheriff’s office became the beneficiaries last Monday of funds collected through the Cherokee Nation motor fuel tax. Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilmen E.O...

Thrift Store Open Canterbury Thrift Canterbury Thrift in Vian is open on Saturday only from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. They have re-organized for winter and have lots of jeans, sweaters, coats, hats, scarv...