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The Grinch apprehended by Vian Police at event

By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor

December 17, 2025

Downtown Vian was filled with lights, laughter and holiday cheer Thursday evening— until an unexpected troublemaker in green fur made his presence known. According to Vian Police Chief Mark Harkins, o...

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21 years later, mystery still surrounds Adams’ disappearance

By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor

December 17, 2025

Twenty-one years after a Northeastern State University student vanished along with his pickup truck, investigators and family members say they are no closer to understanding what happened on Dec. 13, ...

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Gore School Board advances budget, approves employee stipends

By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor

December 17, 2025

Gore Public Schools Board of Education moved through a full agenda on November 10, approving financial items, hearing updates on an ongoing elementary bond project and voting to provide stipends to al...

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Vian Trustees approve YL funding, Task Force agreement rejected

By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor

December 17, 2025

The Vian Board of Trustees worked through a full agenda during its regular meeting on Nov. 17, approving major funding for youth activities, accepting multiple departmental reports and entering an exe...

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Vian man pleads guilty to child abuse charge

December 17, 2025

A Vian resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of child abuse stemming from a 2025 incident on the Cherokee Nation Reservation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of ...