I attended an interim study this week requested by Sen. Greg Mc-Cortney (R-Ada) and Sen. Kay Floyd (D-OKC) that presented some excellent, if discouraging information on adverse childhood experiences (...

There’s an interesting, unsettling piece in today’s update by Oklahoma Policy Institute’s Courtney Cullison. It reviews new data from the Census Bureau that reminds us we are behind in Oklahoma when i...

The Christian Union Station Praise the Lord I’ve got “life” insurance! No! I’m not talking about the life insurance you have to pay into. I’m talking about God’s life insurance. Do you have it? It’s a...

AROUND TOWN Most women enjoy and use their beauty products if they have them. None of us want to grow old unless we can do it gracefully. I don’t spend a lot of money on beauty products because my dau...

“‘I am the Lord your God…’You shall have no other gods before Me, no carved image, not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.” ‘Honor your father and your mother,” ‘You shall not murder, commit a...

Vian Baptist Church Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. The majority of Americans seek opportunities to be happy. We invest in trips, cruises...

Pastor Fred Campbell of Christ The King Church said there would be a huge moving sale, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28 and 29 at the new Christ The King church location on U.S. Highway 64 east, across f...

Vian United Methodist Church My dad gave me piece of advice when I was a know-it-all teenager. He said, “Never say in anger what you don’t mean, because you can say you’re sorry, but you can’t take it...

We are taught to smile at others every day A smile helps greet people in a friendly way. I decided doing this, I might meet new girlfriends So I started approaching every gal with a grin. The first fe...

Vian United Methodist Church As a member of a church, you are part of the family. But are you a “Follower of Christ” or are you merely a “Fan?” Fans will regularly attend the weekly worship service, t...

Annette Crowder Welcome again to another issue of the Vian Nursing and Rehab News. Here’s a quick recap of all of the events this past week. We went on a picnic at Vian City Lake and shared our picnic...

CAPITOL NEWS UPDATE   When it comes to mass incarceration, Oklahoma is No. 1 (in the world!)  But what are the numbers behind this, by now, well known fact?  And what effect does it have on Oklahoma’s...

Men understand their women’s casual talk, Like returning home by a certain hour on the clock. They know how to make repairs on their house, too, Figuring women’s chain of thought, they have no clue. G...

Believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God and you will have eternal life! “Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”(John...

Vian Baptist Church Matthew 6:10, Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Throughout the Bible, God has made it clear that He has a master plan for mankind. It started with th...

I’ve been watching and/ or participating in Oklahoma politics for a long time now, and this is the wildest election season I have seen in a while.   Six more legislative incumbents were defeated in th...

The Christian Union Station Is it just me or does it seem the time is just flying by? I’m sure the answer is an unequivocal: Yes, and it’s in the Bible. You might be thinking, “seriously?” Oh, but it ...

Broken hearts occur every hour of the day For many, the ache will never go away. One doesn’t know how they will handle this issue You may think it’s over then it restarts anew. The loss of a loved one...

Vian Baptist Church 1 John, 2:3 - 5 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in...

“Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood” (Ps 144...