Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Vian is sponsoring a Landmark Ladies Luncheon at 11 a.m. on Feb. 8 at the church. Ladies are invited to come and enjoy an afternoon of fun, food and fellowship. T...

GOD’S SO GOOD EVEN IN THE WORST OF TIMES! STAND FIRM AND HOLD ONTO GOD IN ALL EVENTS! Psalm 23:1-6 1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth m...

Marble City Public School’s Parent Teacher Conference and Clothes Closet is scheduled for Feb. 6 and 7. The Parent Teacher Conference will be held Feb. 6 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., and on Feb. 7 from 8 t...

I like Heaven. I like to read about it in the Bible. I like to preach about it from the pulpit and I like to talk about it with the coffee crowd or wherever I am! Heaven is and is going to be a cool p...

Richard Ryan, shown with his children and two grandsons, has been appointed pastor at Vian United Methodist Church. He previously served as pastor at Bethel UMC in West Siloam Springs and as supply pa...

GOD’S SO GOOD EVEN IN THE WORST OF TIMES! STAND FIRM AND HOLD ONTO GOD IN ALL EVENTS! Psalm 23:1-6 1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth m...

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) announced the opening of the 2025 Great American Cleanup in Oklahoma, the state’s largest community litter remediation initiative. As part of the nationwide movement orig...

HAVE JOY IN THE LORD!!! THE LORD IS A CHRISTIAN’S STRENGTH! GLORY TO GOD! Nehemiah 8:1-18 1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; an...

By history, I am not a building Pastor. In my almost 40 years of ministry, building is not in my resume. I have one church, one shop and storage building and one activity building to my credit. Howeve...

While the Oklahoma weather has now turned cold, Oklahomans have hopefully prepared for winter weather. Preparing involves more than going to the grocery store for bread, milk and eggs. Drivers across ...

Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program would like to wish everyone a happy 2025! A new year brings new goals and aspirations for self-transformati...

Thanksgiving is in the books. Christmas is a memory and we are now well into the New Year. The resolutions we made January 1st have probably been broken and we are either, “well, I made it longer than...

WALK HAND IN HAND WITH JESUS CHRIST ALL THE HOME TO HEAVEN! HE’S WITH YOU THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS! Galatians 5:1-26 1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and...

Anyone wishing to donate old or no longer used eyeglasses can do so by dropping them off at the Vian Lions Club donation box, located in front of the old Vian Town Hall on Thornton Street. The Lions w...

GOING THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS! COUNT IT ALL GLORY IN THE NAME OF THE LORD! IT’S PROOF THAT THIS OL’ WORLD IS NOT A CHRISTIAN’S HOME! PRAISE GOD’S HOLY NAME! 1 Peter 4:1 19 1Forasmuch then as C...

2024 is officially in the books and 2025 is officially here. We are one week into the New Year. How is it going so far? I’m not really sure about this whole New Year thing. I mean, I know that a New Y...

As we start another year, now is a good time to evaluate your landscape and decide on what your gardening goals are for the coming year. Do you want to add another garden bed, or maybe you are plannin...

A Gore man was pronounced deceased on Dec. 23 following a traffic accident in Muskogee County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Rochell reported the collision took place just before 7 a.m. ...

With the last few notes of Auld Lang Syne still echoing through the air, many Oklahomans are planning to start the new year with goals of better health and self-improvement. From exercise videos to he...

We got up early, before dawn. We loaded the truck with all the gifts, bags, ice chest of food and the care packet of goodie snacks for the road trip. We backed out of the driveway one minute ahead of ...