During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln preached the importance of the gove rnment being of, for, and by the people. He argued that voters played the most important role in making sure the government r...

Meda “Posie” Holt was chosen as one of Vian’s Favorite Daughters for 2023. Although humble beginning afforded her, Holt always made the most of life. She was one of 12 children born to Frank and Minni...

Vian Police use social media to find suspect Two men have been arrested following a post on social media by the Vian Police Department regarding felony warrants issued for the arrest of a Vian man. Br...

Trustees approves multiple measures for community development, policing July meeting The Town of Webbers Falls gathered for its regular meeting on July 11 to discuss and take action on various importa...

A collision that reportedly occurred on Saturday afternoon, 10 miles north of Vian, has claimed the life of a Cookson man, according to an accident report issued by Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). The ...

Sequoyah County District 1 Commissioner Ray Watts is taking steps to replace a problematic low-water bridge in the southeastern part of the county with a steel span bridge, a project that will also st...

Two Sallisaw residents had to be transported to a Tulsa hospital for treatment of their injuries following a motorcycle crash on Saturday, 17 miles south of Tahlequah. Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported...

The following citations were issued in June by the department: Martin C. Smith: Illegal U-Turn. Eddie W. Cochran: Illegal U-Turn. Mengisteab Tewelde: Illegal U-Turn. Jerry L. Randolph: Illegal U-Turn....

Controlled dangerous substance CD: Controlled Drug POSS: Possession TOC: Transporting open container M/V: motor vehicle D.L.: Driver’s license DPS: Department of Public Safety A&B: Assault and Battery...

Christian D. Barefield, 21, Joliet, Ill: Trafficking in illegal drugs. Bryan Bess, 56, Heavener: Felony value-false pretense/bogus check/ con game. William T. Brown, 40, Gore: Domestic abuse-A&B. Chri...

After alleged incidents caught on video A Marble City man is scheduled to appear for a felony disposition docket in Sequoyah County District Court on felony charges of alleged sexual battery. Darrrell...

The Blackgum Volunteer Fire Department will be having a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 2, from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Blackgum Community Building, located 2 1/3 miles west of McQuicks on Hwy 100 or...

As students return to class after summer break, getting back into healthy habits from the start can lead to a year of more success. Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Tru...

Nina Drum Scott, 42, of Vian, is all about family. The daughter of Linda Girty of Vian and Chester “Stu” Drum Jr. of Braggs, Scott comes from a large family and is a single mother to her daughter, Nak...

Aspyn Cearley was the queen candidate from Gore High School at the 2023 OCA All-State Football Game, which took place on July 28 at Oklahoma Baptist University’s Crain Family Stadium at the Hurt Compl...

The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC), in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division (NRD) has scheduled the third in a series of public meetings to upda...

The Sequoyah County- City of Sallisaw Hospital Authority last week at the state capitol received more than $30,000 in funding from the Emergency Rural Health Care grant program. Kenneth Corn, USDA Rur...

Duo charged after confessing to murder Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane Jr. said a body recovered from a remote, wooded area of southern Adair county last Saturday morning could be the body of Ricky...