A former Sequoyah County resident facing a seconddegree murder charge in New York is now facing an additional murder charge of killing and dismembering a Broken Arrow man a year prior. The U.S. Attorn...

What are taxes? They are like extra money. What does the President do all day? He eats! Who would make a good President? Me, I’d be a good President, because I would make everything free! What are tax...

Group releases first album in over a decade ACM award-winning 90’s country vocal group, Ricochet, best known for their chart-topping, gold-selling single, “Daddy’s Money,” has signed with Encore Music...

Forty-three academically high-achieving students, including two from Vian, were recently inducted into the national honor society Phi Theta Kappa during a campus ceremony in Wilburton. The society was...

Nearly 850 4-H and FFA students and over 250 coaches from 35 states gathered in Oklahoma for the 70th National Land and Range Judging Contest, May 4. After two days of practice at sites in the Oklahom...

More than 80 students, parents and supporters attended a celebratory breakfast last Saturday morning sponsored by the American Legion, Carnie Welch Post 27 at the First Baptist Church in Sallisaw. The...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane Jr. said his department recently welcomed a new K-9, thanks to a donation from Tyler Knoke at Knoke European Dobermans. “We want to thank Tyler for the generous dona...

State Treasurer Todd Russ says Oklahoma 529 will celebrate National 529 Day with a special $50 bonus offer on new accounts opened from May 22 through June 5. “I’m hopeful this bonus offer for new acco...

Twenty-seven business and higher education partnerships throughout the state were recently recognized as innovative collaborations that further the education of Oklahoma’s workforce. The Oklahoma Stat...

In honor of National Poetry Month, Carl Albett State College (CASC) sponsored its sixth annual poetry contest and reading on April 19 in the Joe E. White Library on the Poteau campus. Thirty CASC stud...

Come and meet our local heroes at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8, at the west end parking lot of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library in Sallisaw. Agencies participating include: Sallisaw Police and Fire D...

Classic country powerhouse John Anderson is hitting the road with special acoustic performances at Lee Creek Tavern inside Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland on Saturday, July 29, at 8 p.m. The show is fr...

Eligible participants can apply for one-time $600 federal relief payment The Cherokee Nation is among 15 agencies or governments across the United States chosen by the USDA to administer the Farm and ...

University of oklahoma softball NORMAN – Six home runs powered No. 1 Oklahoma past California, 16-3, and into the program’s 13th consecutive NCAA Super Regional Sunday afternoon at Marita Hynes Field ...

VIAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS Vian High School seniors Hallee Risley and Diego Ramos were awarded the first Coach Ron Kincade Championship Years Scholarships for cheer and football, respectively, during ...

There will be a Memorial Day program honoring the I-40 bridge victims and area veterans on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, starting at 10:30 a.m. in the Webbers Falls Park next to the Bridge Memorial.

On May 19, the Gore Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Ice Cream Cove, which is the new addition to Big Daddy’s on Lake Tenkiller. Attending the ribbon cutting (from left) were, David Micoli...

Raymond and Ruby Pigeon of Vian, who operate a free clothes closet out of their residence at 215 South Suzanne Street, said they are currently in need of clothing donations and items to give to burnou...

The alumni board of directors are excited to announce the return of the Vian All School Reunion, Memorial Day weekend, May 27, 2023! The event will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Vian High School Ca...

Persistent drought in major beef cattle production regions continues to have a significant impact on the cattle industry despite improvements in drought conditions in other parts of the country. USDA-...