November 17: High school students will attend school virtually so that high school teachers may attend mandatory professional development. Middle school and elementary students will attend school as u...

Baptist Health Walk-In Clinic is now open at 3808 Gary Street, Ste. B, in Fort Smith. Matthew McLellan, MD, and Donald P. Samms, MD, have practiced medicine in the River Valley for more than 20 years ...

Vian Middle School Students of the Month based on the following LEADERSHIP qualities: for September: 6th Grade - Tinley Gibson, 7th Loyalty, Engaged in Learning, Attitude, Diligent, Grade - Thomas Dre...

Drug Court graduation was held last Monday evening with special ceremonies taking place at the People Inc. Conference Center with 19 graduates recognized and receiving awards presented by retired Seq...

Vian Public School choir members competed at the Eastern District Regional Honor Choir on Sept. 17 in Muskogee. Students spent months preparing and underwent individual auditions at Muskogee High Scho...

Max Ross and Gabriel Wilson of the Vian FFA chapter were two of 50 high school freshman FFA members from across Oklahoma to qualify for the state finals of the Greenhand Quiz Career Development Event...

Gore Elementary October Students of the Month were, front row (from the left), Benson OrwinPreK and Maddox Bennett-Kindergarten. Back row (from the left), Ella Lea-first grade, Blakeley Marsh-fourth g...

AA Meetings are now being held at Vian Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings are held each week on Tuesday and Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. Inf...

Global Entrepreneurship Week was founded to highlight entrepreneurship as a driver of economic growth. Entrepreneurs are job creators, and through their innovative ideas, they bring new and improved s...

Tim Perkins is one of many pastors who says he had to learn about technology pretty quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic when he had to deliver his sermons relying on videos, Zoom and other programs. ...

Sequoyah Animal Advocates will be sponsoring a Halloween pet costume contest at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, on the lawn of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library in Sallisaw.

Northeastern State University Career Services will host its annual Teacher Job Fair on Oct. 28. The fair will be on the Broken Arrow campus on the first floor of the Administrative Services Building f...

Members of the Vian FCCLA Chapter recently took first place in the poster contest (Western themed) at the 2022 District Leadership Conference. Shown are Vian FCCLA members, Prudencio Tavera, Brittney ...

The Evening Shade Community Organization will host a breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 5, beginning at 8:30 a.m. All proceeds will go toward the building fund. Cost is $8 per plate.

Round Mountain Community Church’s annual Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. There will be hot dogs, nachos, pop, coffee, games, hayrides, inflatables, and...

The Cherokee Nation and its film office are celebrating the first Cherokee Film Incentive recipient to film entirely within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Tribal officials were on set to visit with ...

Holly Bormann, of Sallisaw, is among the more than 1,000 students who graduated from the University of Mississippi in August 2022. Bormann, who is an Integrated Mktg. Communication major, received a M...

Homecoming king Gabe Dozier (50) recently crowned Aspyn Cearley (right of Dozier) homecoming queen during Gore High School’s homecoming festivities before the Pirates’ contest against Canadian. Cearl...

The McKey Grade School held their 27th reunion at Old McKey School Building on Oct. 1. Janice Blount Sanders and Jackie Snow Pop, coordinators, greeted the former alumni and families on a beautiful, c...

The Vian High School Wolverines celebrated their 2022-23 football homecoming on Sept. 30. The homecoming court consisted of, front row, Kody Richardson (crown bearer, left) and Ryan Garrison (flower g...