Throughout March, in recognition of Women’s History Month, we have celebrated and honored Cherokee women who have shaped our culture, our history and our future. We are grateful for the powerful legac...

POTEAU — The Sallisaw Black Diamonds kept their District 4A-8 record intact with a 13-0 rout of the host Poteau Pirates on Monday evening at Town Creek Park. The Black Diamonds (13-2 overall, 4-0 in d...

It took a while, but the Sallisaw Black Diamonds got to play a game on their new turf on March 25 when they entertained the District 4A-8 rival Idabel Warriors, who lost the first game on “The Turf of...

DURANT — Former Vian Lady Wolverine Greenlee Wells and the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison went 1-2 against Southeastern Oklahoma State University last weekend. The Bison won Sunday’s series finale ...

Average gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 1.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.63/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Prices in Oklahoma are 0.8 ...

Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, received the Senate’s approval for Senate Bills 96 and 603. Both measures were approved unanimously in the Senate and will now advance to the House of Representative...

All land developers really have to do to name all the new streets in a sagebrush subdivision is to leave the naming up to the local kids. The names may be goofy, but seldom boring. Such was the case w...

The Gore Lady Pirates got the week off on the right plank as they got a 15-3 fiveinning road victory over the Gans Lady Grizzlies on Monday evening. After the Lady Grizzlies (3-7) scored twice in the ...

Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, has introduced a concurrent resolution proclaiming “Christ is King” in Oklahoma, a resounding acknowledgment of the state’s deep spiritual heritage and the faith that susta...

It has been quite the eightgame stretch for former Vian Lady Wolverines softball player Maisie Wells and the Eastern Oklahoma State Lady Mountaineers. On Monday afternoon in Wilburton, the Lady Mounta...

Cherokee Nation is sharing its rich history and culture in a new class, “Cherokee Nation: A History of Resilience.” The class is slated for Tuesday evenings at the Marble City Community & Wellness Cen...

Last week, Muldrow Public Schools hired Vian Wolverines assistant coach Bryce Brown to take over the newly-formed middle school program, which in a year or two will then create a high school wrestling...

Muldrow Bruton Masonic Lodge will have a BBQ dinner fundraiser on April 7 at the lodge, located on Shawntel Smith Blvd. Sandwiches are $5 each, or you can purchase a meal of a sandwich, beans, chips, ...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Former Vian Lady Wolverines softball player Kacie Gibbins and the Arkansas Tech University Golden Suns swept a three-game home series from Ouachita Baptist University at Chartwell...

The 44th annual Sequoyah County OHCE Quilt Show and Bake Sale will be held April 4-5 at the Sequoyah County Fair Building, on the corner of Redwood & Shurley. Doors will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

A bill modifying the age of consent in Oklahoma has passed the House of Representatives. House Bill 1003 by Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, increases the age of consent to 18 years old. The current age of c...

SAN FRANCISCO — Darrion Williams, who was 2-of-10 from 3-point range, made a 3-point basket with 25 seconds left in regulation to force overtime then made a basket in the lane with seven seconds left ...

Who needs Bob Vila when you’ve got Earl Strebeck? Vila was the iconic host for the syndicated television show “This Old House,” as well as two similar iterations that appreciated the heritage of histo...

An eighth rural water district has been approved for Sequoyah County. Sequoyah County Water Association, which serves customers in Vian and other areas, was happy operating as a water association and ...

The Salt Creek Fire, which has scorched more than 1,600 acres in northeastern Sequoyah County and southeastern Adair County, is about 60% contained since it began Tuesday, according to officials at th...