Gore looks to make more history against Crescent Friday

By Lea Lessley Sports Writer

Gore’s high school football team made history last week with its 5620 victory over Woodland in a Class A second-round playoff game and on Friday night the second-ranked and unbeaten Pirates look to add to their legacy when they take on fifth-ranked Crescent in a quarterfinal contest at Harrah High School.

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Looking back at 2024, the year in review

By OMPILED BY LYNN ADAMS

December 26, 2024

Looking back on the year that was, Sallisaw and Sequoyah County were witness to a wide range of happenings. 2024 had something for just about everyone, from the push by disgruntled citizens to oust Sa...

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Ward sentenced to 10 years in prison for federal drug crime

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

December 26, 2024

A Vian man has been sentenced to 120 months in a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility on a charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Robert “Bob” C. Ward, 69, w...

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Gore man dies in accident

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

December 26, 2024

A Gore man was pronounced deceased on Dec. 23 following a traffic accident in Muskogee County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Rochell reported the collision took place just before 7 a.m. ...

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Martinez family

By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER

December 26, 2024

For the Martinez family, this Christmas is one of firsts — first Christmas in Vian, first winter in Oklahoma, and hopefully, their first white Christmas together. After moving from Arizona to Sequoyah...

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City will buy $12 million bond to shore up hospital finances

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

December 24, 2024

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah received an early Christmas present last week, but won’t be able to open it until about Valentine’s Day. But that’s OK with hospital board chairman Todd Martin and ...

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Sheriff’s salary established, formula added to determine total compensation amount

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

December 24, 2024

When Sequoyah County Commissioners earlier this month approved a special apportionment for stipends to be paid to the sheriff’s office employees, conspicuously missing from those designated to receive...