I know these are dark times with all the trials and tribulations we see! All these things are in our face to let us know to trust God in all things and this world is not our home! Proverbs 3:5-6, 5 Tr...

Dear Editor, I want to thank everyone for all the prayers, food and calls. It was the worst two weeks of my life as far as physical pain goes. I feel so blessed to still be standing here today. I have...

Dear Editor, We would like to thank longtime District 2 County Commissioner Steve Carter for all the help and years of service that he provided to us and the Roselawn Cemetery in Vian. There were time...

What an experience the shepherds had as they went about daily life. The message of salvation comes… “which will be to all people.” “So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that...

Luke 16:19-21 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full ...

It’s sad to say many worships the creation and not The Creator. God the Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost must be honored in all things and not His creation! Romans 1:1-32 “ 1 Paul, a servant of Jesu...

I recall the day I first met you, I felt a warm glowing that was new. I desired to take you in my arms, Hold you close and whisper charms. I had never felt feelings quite like this, A kiss and hug fro...

Ephesians 5:17-21 says: Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the spirit. Speaking to yourselves...

“For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (I...

I had a ‘grand’ time being Vian’s Grand Marshal for their Christmas parade this year. Someone asked me what my actual duties were and the only thing I could think of was, is that it was kind of like b...

Luke 15:17- 18 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unt...

This year’s Thanksgiving wasn’t the traditional one–there was no huge dining room table surrounded by loved ones feasting until you could eat no more; but I still hope everyone took a moment to be tha...

Canyon Nicolette Age 4, Vian If you had your own country, what would it be called? Cowboy! What colors would your flag be? Blue and red. What three laws would people in your country have to follow? C...

The annual Toys for Tots Campaign is up and running in Sallisaw. River Valley Toys for Tots is working together with the CPL Joshua J. Ware Marine Corps League Detachment #1403 out of Sallisaw for Seq...

The Vian Lions Club, in conjunction with the Town of Vian will be hosting the 41st annual Christmas Parade of Lights on Thursday, Dec. 3, beginning at 6 p.m. with $100 going to the Grand Prize float o...

Have you read the last book of the bible, or do you even know about it? If you haven’t and/or you don’t know–please read it for your soul’s sake, or for salvation, or come to know salvation! His name ...

Dec. 4, 11, 18 & 25 Soup N’ Souls, soup kitchen, 6 p.m., Sallisaw First Assembly of God Church annex, W. Cherokee. Drive through only until further notice. Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28 Sallisaw TOPS meeting, 1...

Graduate candidates will take to the stage Dec. 11 and 12 as Northeastern State University holds fall 2020 Commencement ceremonies in the NSU Event Center on the Tahlequah campus. On Dec. 11, the Coll...

The Board of Education of Gore Public School District announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 1 seat on the Gore Board of Education may file t...

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 separatists. T...