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Vian’s Christmas Parade of Lights is Dec. 5
November 27, 2024
The Vian Lions Club 46th annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. This year’s parade theme is “A Grinch Christmas.” Line -up will start at 5:30 p.m. in the parking...
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Eyeglass donations being accepted
November 27, 2024
Anyone wishing to donate old or no longer used eyeglasses can do so by dropping them off at the Vian Lions Club donation box, located in front of the old Vian Town Hall on Thornton Street. The Lions w...
Board approves final payment for new high school
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Board approves final payment for new high school
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
November 27, 2024
The Vian Board of Education met on Nov. 11 for a brief yet impactful session, during which board members approved the final payment for the new high school building project and discussed plans for upcoming school improvements. The highlight of the evening came from Superintendent John Brockman, who announced that the $400,099 payment to Beshears Construction Company was the final bill for the new ...
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Marble City Honor Roll for first nine weeks
November 27, 2024
Superintendent’s Honor Roll – All A’s Third Grade: Georgia Brown, Samera Busch, Shenoah Busch, Sofia Torres and Ruthie Trusty. Principal’s Honor Roll – All A’s and B’s Third Grade: Isiah Elk, Harper F...
Lands celebrate 72nd wedding anniversary
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Lands celebrate 72nd wedding anniversary
November 27, 2024
Bill and Betty Land recently celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary. Mr. And Mrs. Land were married on Oct. 20, 1952, by Dr. Stanley Jordan at First Baptist Church, Van Buren, Ark. The couple resid...
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Building razed for courthouse annex
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Building razed for courthouse annex
November 27, 2024
Demolition of the former Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, located at the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street adjacent to the Sequoyah County Courthouse, began on Nov. 20, clearing the way fo...
Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving
November 27, 2024
The first recorded Thanksgiving came about in the early 1600s shortly after the landing of English colonists at Plymouth, Massachusetts. These colonists were the Pilgrims, also known as separ atists. ...
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Free pet bed giveaway and vaccination clinic is Dec. 7
November 27, 2024
Sequoyah Animal Advocates are sponsoring a free pet bed giveaway and vaccination clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds. Rabies vaccinations will be given for...
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Sequoyah County Courthouse Public Records
November 27, 2024
Felony Docket Patrick E. Howard, 21, Sallisaw: Child sexual abuse. Bobby G. Phillips, 45, Sallisaw: Lewd molestation. Jeremy D. Simmons, 41, Muldrow: Domestic abuse-A&B. Randall L. Tripp, 40, Fort Smi...
Trash totals released for Tidy Up Tenkiller, Illinois River
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Trash totals released for Tidy Up Tenkiller, Illinois River
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
November 20, 2024
Tidy Up Tenkiller and Illinois River’s fall cleanup event collected a total of 9.51 tons of trash, according to figures released by the Oklahoma Ozarks Tourism Association (OOTA), formerly known as th...
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County lodging tax vote delayed until February
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
November 20, 2024
The question about whether Sequoyah County should assess a 4% lodging tax on those who stay at airbnbs or motels in the county will not be answered in January 2025 as was previously proposed. At last ...
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New season, new coach for Vian Lady Wolverines
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New season, new coach for Vian Lady Wolverines
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
November 27, 2024
The Vian Lady Wolverines will have two new things as the 202425 basketball season gets underway this month. Not only will it be a new season, but there will be a new coach as last season’s assistant c...
Vian Wolverines bring back just about all players from last year
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Vian Wolverines bring back just about all players from last year
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
November 27, 2024
The Vian Wolverines basketball team practically will look the exact same from a season ago. Veteran coach John Mays, beginning his ninth season at the helm, lost only one senior from last year’s 8-15 ...
Webbers Falls Warriors look for better season this year
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Webbers Falls Warriors look for better season this year
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
November 27, 2024
The Webbers Falls are hoping for much better success this season than a year ago, when they were 6-16 and did not win their lone playoff game to the Gans Grizzlies in the Class A District Tournament o...
Webbers Falls Lady Warriors looking for bigger, better things this season
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Webbers Falls Lady Warriors looking for bigger, better things this season
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR With a year under their belts of now sec-ond-year 
November 27, 2024
coach Garren Weatherton and the fact that eight players from a season ago are back, the Webbers Falls Lady Warriors are looking for bigger and better things for this new season. Coming off a 14-10 sea...
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Gore Pirates Youth Wrestling members compete at Tahlequah Open
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
November 27, 2024
TAHLEQUAH — The Gore Pirates Youth Wrestling team saw several members compete at last Saturday’s Tahlequah Open. Jayden Gates, wrestling at 170 pounds in the age 15-and-younger division, finished four...
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Does the Law Apply Today?
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Does the Law Apply Today?
By Vian Baptist Church 
November 27, 2024
Matthew 5:17 “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.” What do you think? Is the Law still valid in today’s world? There are some that sa...
AMERICA…Happy Thanksgiving!
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AMERICA…Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2024
“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvat ion…Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms… For the Lord is the ...
Thanksgiving and Memories
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Thanksgiving and Memories
November 27, 2024
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It is hard to believe it is already here. It is that day when family and friends gather around a dining room table and feast on the frivolities of favorite foods. We eat, vis...
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Praise Jesus Christ’s Holy Name
By Pastor Reggie Kelley, Blackgum Christian Union Church 
November 27, 2024
GOD OFFERS SECURITY, HE DOESN’T FORCE IT! OUR LORD AND SAVIOR GIVES IT TO ALL WHO WANTS SECURITY! THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO HAVE SECURITY IN ONE’S LIFE! PRAISE BE TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST! 1 John 2:1 29 ...
What is a food allergy?
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What is a food allergy?
By JANIS RISLEY FCS/4-H SEQ. CO. EXT. ED. 
November 27, 2024
Food allergy is a serious and potentially life-threatening medical cond ition affect ing 33 mil l i on Amer i cans. One in every 13 children has a food allergy—that’s about 2 in every U.S. classroom. ...
Your Father Knows
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Your Father Knows
By Pastor 
November 20, 2024
Matthew 6:5-8 “And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily ...
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VHS Students and Teacher of the Month
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VHS Students and Teacher of the Month
November 13, 2024
Vian High School October Students of the Month were (from left) Joe Miller - Sophomore, Brooklyn Herod - Junior, Carol Shupert - teacher, Kye Barnes Freshman, and Aspen Roberts - Senior. COURTESY
Understanding the Policing of Free Citizens
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Understanding the Policing of Free Citizens
November 13, 2024
Jeremy Day (left), field representative with the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, visited the Vian Police Department where Investigator Kevin Kirk taught a class on Understanding the...
The tallest structure
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The tallest structure
November 13, 2024
Gifted & Talented students at Vian Elementary participated in a STEM challenge to build the tallest structure. They were only allowed to use index cards and 24” of tape. Nice job, students!
Central Fall Festival Royalty
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Central Fall Festival Royalty
November 13, 2024
Central fall festival Duke and Duchess: Katie Choate and Lincoln John, kindergarten.
Bushel of books
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Bushel of books
November 6, 2024
Ms. Laurie Moore’s kindergarten class at Vian Elementary was literally given a bushel of books after winning them from the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom organization. The students have already read thr...
Gore October Upper Elementary Students of the month
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Gore October Upper Elementary Students of the month
November 6, 2024
Gore Upper Elementary’s October students of the month were (front, from left), Molly Smith, Crawford Sloan and Christin Swimmer. Back row (from left), Ella Barrett, Tripp Smith, Jacob Pierce, and Jord...