The Nation’s Report Card last week released another sobering report on student achievement. The reading skills of 12th graders are the worst in three decades. Seniors’ average math scores dropped belo...

The Vian Board of Trustees met for their regular meeting on August 18, addressing a full agenda that included community projects, resignations and routine department reports. One of the key actions ta...

The Sallisaw FCCLA will be hosting a dinner and auction fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 7 at the Sallisaw High School cafeteria. Cost for the barbeque dinner is $10, with desserts and other ite...

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Cherokee 411 has announced the launch of a new podcast and video series, Murdered and Missing Cherokee People (MMCP), created to shine a light on one of the most urgent and unsolved crises facing Cher...

The Roland Board of Education met in regular session on September 8, approving a slate of items ranging from meal price adjustments and contracts to policy updates and reports, while also honoring one...

Marble City Farmers and Art Market will host a “Can You Take The Heat” challenge at 12 noon on September 20, and is encouraging entrants to join the friendly contest to see if they can win the champio...

Announcements of upcoming events for nonprofit organizations and events in Sequoyah County may be delivered to Your TIMES in several different ways. They may be mailed to or hand delivered to Your TIM...

WASHINGTON – Tribal leaders are concerned about the potential revamp of FEMA under an executive order from President Trump, which could include eliminating grants and slowing funding timelines, direct...

The town of Gore issued a public statement last week, informing its citizens of the outcome of Case No. CV-202425, Gideon Miller vs. Town of Gore. On September 11, Sequoyah County District Court enter...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from July business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

SOURCE GASBUDDY SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 3.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.72/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Ok...

Amid a political climate increasingly hostile to renewable energy, Oklahoma’s public schools could be losing out on a crucial revenue source. Over the past year, the Commissioners of the Land Office h...

The OSBI has taken the lead in the investigation of an inmate death that was discovered Friday at the Sequoyah County Jail. At about 2:30 a.m. Friday, jail staff discovered a 43-year-old female inmate...

The city’s agreement with Sallisaw Public Schools for joint use of the concession stand, restrooms and associated facilities at the Stanley H. Collins Aquatics Center passed its debut last week with n...

Marley Abell of the Sallisaw Lions Club was presented Tuesday with the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, the highest award presented by Lions Club International. Lions Club was chartered in 1...

Brad Lewallen, the firefighter who suffered severe burns in the July 2 fireworks explosion and fire July 2 at the Choctaw Nation capital grounds in Tuskahoma, is expected to return home to Cherokee Co...

Crime rates have fallen dramatically across District 27 during the past eight years, according to the latest data from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and the Federal Bureau of Inves...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, per SB 1066 (2025), physicians will be required to complete medical marijuana education and register with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Association (OMMA) before providing med...

Brooklyn Herod, 17, was excited to step into her senior year at Vian High School. She said the first day of her senior year was something she had imagined since she was in elementary school. “I was ju...