Northeastern State University (NSU) has announced those to be named as 2025 Centurions, which includes a Vian High School graduate. The newest class of NSU Centurions to be honored include Holly Cunni...

Members of the Vian Police Department recently visited Wolverine Den Daycare as part of the daycare’s Community Helpers curriculum. The officers said they were honored to be asked to come and speak to...

Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging announces availability of Older Americans Act Title III Funding. Grants are for a 12-month period. Funding begins July 1, 2025 - June 30, 202...

Members of Gore Public School’s FCCLA recently traveled to Owasso to compete at Regional STAR Events, where they did an amazing job! Good luck to these students who will now be competing at State STAR...

Congratulations to Vian Public School students Blake Prier (left) and Jordyn Cowett for winning first place in Problem Solving at the 1st annual Pryor TSA contest.

Felony Docket Chad R. Asher, 34, Muldrow: Unlawful use of communication facility. Joseph W. Crowley, 26, Sallisaw: Battery/ A&B on police officer; Battery/A&B on police officer; Battery/A&B on police ...

Gore’s Board of Education has appointed Nick Humphries as the new superintendent of Gore Public Schools following a special meeting on Jan. 29. The board also held special meetings on Jan. 8, 21 and 2...

If what’s transpiring at the town hall-style meetings the past three weeks is any indication, Sequoyah County voters may be giving the green light to a proposed 4% countywide lodging tax. The current ...

The 60th annual Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show is set to take place February 5-7, at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds, with the highly anticipated Premium Sale scheduled for the evening of Feb. ...

The 2025 Gore High School basketball homecoming took place prior to Friday night’s games against Kinta at the Gore Event Center. The homecoming court consisted of (front row, from left), crown bearer ...

Early voting begins Thursday, February 6, for voters in Sequoyah County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at the county election boar...

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

Friday evening my wife and I went out to eat. The Southern Belle restaurant has two choices on Friday nights, steak or catfish. She likes steak most of the time. It’s a 50/50 toss up for me, whether I...

AARP Foundation announces the opening of its free Tax-Aide site in Sallisaw, located at First Christian Church at 706 North Wheeler, Sallisaw. The site will be open on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m...

While what transpired at The Shed in downtown Sallisaw may have ostensibly lent itself to a Hallmark movie — “The Homecoming Queens and the Homeless” — the lunchtime civic engagement activity that att...

Just outside Gore, Samantha Miller wakes up every morning to a chorus of tiny yips and yaps. For her, that sound is music— an affirmation of the life she’s chosen. Miller runs a small kennel where she...

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has renewed his effort to distribute Bibles in public school classrooms, asking for a fresh request for proposals to supply 55,000 copi...

Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Vian is sponsoring a Landmark Ladies Luncheon at 11 a.m. on Feb. 8 at the church. Ladies are invited to come and enjoy an afternoon of fun, food and fellowship. T...

Marble City Public School’s Parent Teacher Conference and Clothes Closet is scheduled for Feb. 6 and 7. The Parent Teacher Conference will be held Feb. 6 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., and on Feb. 7 from 8 t...

Felony Docket Eddie E. Hatfield, 40, Sallisaw: A&B on a police officer; PI. George Kolmsee, 50, Muldrow: Failure to register as sex offender. Michael Lincoln, 35, Tulsa: Unlawful poss. of CDS with int...