Vian’s 7th/8th grade Academic Team placed third at regionals last week and is now headed to state! Congratulations to (from left) Tuff Sumpter, Gideon Spyres, Noah Hallmark, Uriah Gardner, and Koby Ke...

Colossians 2:13-14 “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordi...

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a r...

GOD’S WORD IS EVER REVEALING! WE, AS CHRISTIANS, ARE TO PRESENT GOD’S WORD TO WHOSOEVER! YOU/ ME/WE MAY BE THE ONLY BIBLE SOMEON E / ANYONE MAY EVER READ! BE THE BEST REPRESENTATIVE OF JESUS CHRIST TH...

Now there are three words that stop me in my tracks and cause me to break a sweat. I first became acquainted with these words a long time ago as a new father. It seemed that the kids’ Christmas and bi...

The Gore Elementary January Students of the Month are, front row from left, Logan Hughart and Lakiyah Remer. Back row, Hazel Montgomery, Cayson Franco, Ian Munson, Wyatt McGee and Levi Hughart.

It is that time of the year again. The holidays are over. The weather has been cold. School is back in session for college and local communities. And the fact the cold weather is upon us only intensif...

Members of Gore Public School’s FCCLA recently traveled to Owasso to compete at Regional STAR Events, where they did an amazing job! Good luck to these students who will now be competing at State STAR...

Congratulations to Vian Public School students Blake Prier (left) and Jordyn Cowett for winning first place in Problem Solving at the 1st annual Pryor TSA contest.

COME TO JESUS CHRIST! THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO H E AV E N — NO MATTER WHAT THE DEVILS OF THIS WORLD TELLS YOU! JESUS CHRIST IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE! Proverbs 3:1-35 1My son, forget not my l...

I have determined that I am definitely getting older. Other than the fact I am getting more like my dad every day in many ways, I find myself complaining/ griping about some things that really shouldn...

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has renewed his effort to distribute Bibles in public school classrooms, asking for a fresh request for proposals to supply 55,000 copi...

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...