Cassidy Criddle of Vian has been named a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, The Health Preprofessional Honor Society. Some functions of the society include encouraging and recognizing academic excellence ...

Jace Kendrick, 4 Vian Elementary How would the world be different if animals could talk? I wouldn’t eat them! What makes you happy? Riding my bike. If you could grow up to be famous, what would it be...

In 1839, Tahlequah became the official capital of Cherokee Nation, but it wasn’t the first Cherokee capital in Indian Territory. A new exhibit at Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum is sharing more about the olde...

Gore Public Schools will be hosting their fourth annual Back 2 School Bash from 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, August 17 at Ray Fine Park in Gore. “This free event is focused on bringing the community and Go...

A welfare check resulted in the arrest of a Gore man after marijuana plants, drugs and drug paraphernalia, and numerous firearms were reportedly found inside his residence. Jeffrey G. Clopton, 45, was...

ON THE FRONT COVER: A plaque honoring the late Deana Everett, an employee of Simple Simon’s Pizza in Vian, was dedicated last week to hang inside the business. Everett was killed in a two-vehicle acci...

A Gore man faces three to 10 years, a fine of $20,000 or possibly both if convicted of a felony charge of domestic assault and battery by strangulation. Thomas Dalton Gann, 28, was formally charged on...

Fred M. Laster, 80, of Muldrow has been charged with one felony county of assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after he reportedly tried to run over another individual with...

Carl Albert State College’s (CASC) Native Americans Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) and the CASC Student Oklahoma Education Association (SOEA) recently teamed up to host a workshop aimed at h...

A Webbers Falls man is facing a felony charge of unlawful possession of controlled drug with intent to distribute and a misdemeanor count of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia after he was foun...

Noah Villagomez, 7 Vian Elementary If you could take any animal and shrink it down to mouse-size pet, which animal would you choose? A penguin! What would you name it? Noah! What would it eat? Little...

A personal injury collision that occurred Saturday just before 11 a.m. has been attributed to a faulty vehicle, according to a report from Oklahoma Highway patrol. Trooper Sheldon Dobbs reported the a...

AT RIGHT: Vian business owner Suzanne Sullivan said Mr. and Mrs. David Vian, a couple from Auburn, Indiana stopped in the Morning Sky Boutique recently. “They said they found us (Vian) on the map and ...

Work began last week for repairs to be made to the stairwell located behind the Sequoyah County Courthouse. The total of the upgrade is $18,000 by local contractor, Tommy Justice. Repairs will prevent...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Robbie Lee Holmes, 31, of Bunch, entered a guilty plea to drug conspiracy, in violation of Title 21, United Stat...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed the presence of Sudden Oak Death, also referred to as SOD, in plants that passed through an Oklahoma nursery, Park Hill Plants, earl...

A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) opened in Gore on July 5 at Gore High School, 1200 N. Highway 10. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice. DRCs are one-stop shops fo...

The clock is ticking for both Webbers Falls and Moffett School administrators and staff, who are working diligently to get their school facilities in order by the time classes are set to begin in a fe...

Sequoyah County authorities and the OSBI were called to investigate the “suspicious” death of a 43-year-old female in Gans late last Wednesday, a day after discovering the body of a 52-year-old male, ...

Governor Kevin Stitt has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the state’s request for disaster assistance for 41 counties related to flooding and severe weather t...