Vian’s All School Reunion set for May

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March 19, 2025

Vian’s All School Reunion will be held during Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 24, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Vian High School Cafetorium. The reunion committee is inviting all alumni from both Vian High School and Douglass High School to attend, as well as all current and former teachers and staff.

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Olsen bill protecting adoptable children passes house

April 1, 2026

Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, has passed legislation through the House clarifying that people convicted of pedophilia cannot adopt children. House Bill 2936 also prohibits people convicted of pedophilia f...

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NSU announces fall 2025 Dean’s, President’s honor rolls

April 1, 2026

Northeastern State University is proud to announce that 794 students met the criteria to be named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2025 semester. To be eligible for this distinction, students mus...

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District 27 Task Force reports surge in drug seizures, arrests to start 2026

By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor

April 1, 2026

Law enforcement officials in eastern Oklahoma say 2026 is already shaping up to be a significant year in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking, with early figures surpassing totals from the previ...

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Algebra 1 in action

April 1, 2026

Gore Public Schools’ Algebra 1 students worked on solving systems of equations using substitution, and the classroom was full of great math thinking. Students used whiteboards to practice explaining t...

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VA appoints new director for System of the Ozarks

April 1, 2026

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Martha Smith as the new Medical Center Director of the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO). She will ov...

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Spring Out of Addiction and into Recovery event is May 2

April 1, 2026

Straight Street Ministries will host their 3rd annual Spring Out of Addiction & into Recovery event from 1 to 4 p.m. on May 2, at Muldrow Park. There will be resource tables from treatment centers, li...

Obituaries

Gladys Louise Jackson

April 1, 2026

Dec. 25, 1931 – March 16, 2026 Funeral services for Gladys Louise Jackson, 94, of Sallisaw, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Agent Mallory-Martin Chapel in Sallisaw. Burial was at ...

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Dorothy Dean Thomas

April 1, 2026

March 15, 1926 — March 16, 2026 A Celebration of Life service for Dorothy Dean Thomas, 100, was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Emanuel Pentecostal Church in Braggs. Mrs. Thomas was born ...

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Ed Fisher

April 1, 2026

April 12, 1953 – March 22, 2026 Ed Fisher, 72, of Sallisaw, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Sallisaw. He was born on April 12, 1953, in Wichita, Kan., to Lindy Fisher and Dorothy Jean (Phill...

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Wanda Marie Smith

April 1, 2026

May 25, 1936 — March 20, 2026 A Celebration of Life Service for Wanda Marie Smith, 89, of Vian, was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Cornerstone Tabernacle in Gore. Burial followed at Gard...

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Instructions

By Pastor Tim Perkins

April 1, 2026

Instructions, now that is an interesting word. Not a small word, but not a real big one either. However, it is a word with a lot of impact. I don’t think most people like it either. It has the implica...