Wild Onion Dinner March 14

Devotional, news

March 11, 2026

A Wild Onion Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 14 from noon until 3 p.m. at the Evening Shade Community Building located at 453929 E995 Road, Vian.

Wild onions, hog meat, beans and fry bread will be available for $10 per plate.

Bring your friends and family for this delicious tradition of a tasty meal and a celebration of community.

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Fences

By Pastor Tim Perkins First Southern Baptist Church, Gore

March 11, 2026

I have been thinking about fences lately. The fence up to my house in Copan is in need of some desperate repair. Well, actually it probably needs replaced. It is the old wooden stockade type fence. It...

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Webbers Falls FCA support

March 11, 2026

So many local businesses and people support the Webbers Falls Public School FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) organization, so FCA wanted to show them what they support. The students give new bib...

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Keep Your Eyes on the Lord

By Pastor Reggie Kelley, Blackgum Christian Union Church

March 11, 2026

TSTAND ON THE SOLID ROCK THAT IS JESUS CHRIST! BUILD THE CHURCH IN JESUS CHRIST’S NAME! HOLD ONTO JESUS CHRIST AND DO NOT LET GO! GIVE GOD THE GLORY IN JESUS CHRIST’S HOLY NAME! Matthew 16:1-28 1The P...

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Diabetes Education Series Offered

March 11, 2026

The Sequoyah County Health Department is offering a Diabetes Education Series conversation and education program from 5 to 6:30 p.m. March 23 and 30, at the health department, located at 612 N. Oak St...

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Gore Elementary Students of the Month

March 11, 2026

Gore Elementary March Students of the Month were (in no particular order) Charlotte Summerlin- Pre-K, Charline Bryson-Kindergarten, Hayzlei McCraw-first grade, Hazel Montgomery-second grade, Joshua Hu...

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Bright smile, big heart

By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor

March 11, 2026

With a smile that seems to light up every room she enters, April Kennedy has become a familiar and welcoming presence both in her hometown and in the classroom. At 43, the Vian resident is a proud gra...

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Gore powerlifters qualify for this week’s state meet

By David Seeley Sports Editor

March 11, 2026

Three Gore Pirates high school powerlifters qualified for this week’s Class A State Meet in El Reno by placing in the top five at the regional meet last Friday at Hartshorne. Gore seventh-grader Gage ...

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Vian Wolverines baseball team goes 2-1 on opening week

By David Seeley Sports Editor

March 11, 2026

It was a fairly successful start to the 2026 baseball season for the Vian Wolverines last week as they went 2-1, winning both home games — taking the season and home opener 18-1 in five innings on Mar...

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Gore Lady Pirates suffer loss to Porum in softball season opener

By David Seeley Sports Editor

March 11, 2026

It was a rough start to the 2026 slow-pitch softball season for the Gore Lady Pirates as they lost 16-1 in three innings to the Porum Lady Panthers on March 3 in Gore. After the Lady Pirates (0-1) too...

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Gore JH track athletes do well at Tahlequah

By David Seeley Sports Editor

March 11, 2026

TAHLEQUAH — Several Gore junior high track athletes placed at Thursday’s Tahlequah Junior High Invitational. Treydan Daugherty was the champion in the boys’ shot put. Alevia Reasnor was third in both ...

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OBU softball team sweeps home weekend series from ECU

By David Seeley Sports Editor

March 11, 2026

SHAWNEE — Former Vian softball player Greenlee Wells and the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison swept a home three-game series from East Central University last Saturday and Sunday at Bison Softball Pa...