AA Meetings are now being held in Vian at a new location, Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings will be held each week on Tuesday and Friday, ...

A memorial GoFundMe account was set up online for the family of the late Shannon Barnes, who passed away in October. Jamie Christensen is organizing the fundraiser on behalf of Lacey Barnes, Shannon’s...

Blackgum First Baptist Church is having a Trunk or Treat beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. There will be a bounce house, prizes, games, hot dogs, and of course, candy. The church is located at 45...

McKey Grade School Alumni celebrated their 26th reunion, Oct. 2. The old, 81-year-old rock school building stood proud as the sound of footsteps of former students and families arrived. The morning pr...

The Crossing Church will host a Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Admission is free. There will be fun for all ages, including games, candy, hot dogs, prizes and more! The chur...

Halloween is upon us and maybe closer for Jay and Brenda Alred living on Sunflower Lane in Vian, who have decorated their lawn with ghosts and other Halloween characters. Halloween is Oct. 31 and less...

A yard sale has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds for the 4-H Program. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

On Saturday, Oct. 9, the Town of Gore held their first annual “Day @ the Park” featuring several events, which included a Little Miss Gore Pageant, a 3-on-3 basketball and cornhole tournament, live m...

Round Mountain Community Church will be hosting their annual Fall Festival on Oct. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Come out and enjoy an evening of good, clean fun; everything is fr...

Vian Baptist Church is hosting a community garage sale on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All Vian residents are invited to bring their stuff to the church’s parking lot and join the sale. P...

Sinclair Armstrong, chairman of Armstrong Bank and “strong” supporter of Carl Albert State College and the Sallisaw Committee for Excellence is among 27 business and higher education partnerships thro...

On Oct. 1, Lois Fullbright celebrated her 100th birthday. She was gifted with a cake, floral wall hanging and other gifts from the Akins OHCE Group she founded. In 1972, Lois gathered a few family mem...

Louis Wayne Bland and LeGertha Ann Bland celebrated 50 years of marriage on Sept. 18, 2021. The Bland family were recently honored on this occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary at the Lake Tenki...

Gore Elementary September Students of the Month were, back row from the left, Cale Cox, Mikayla Randolph, Maggie Hediger and Quinn Montgomery. Front row, Alivia Munson, Gaige Nichols and Elijah Willia...

The Oklahoma City Community Foundation recently awarded a $4,000 scholarship to MacKenzie Bethel for the 2021-22 academic year through the state’s largest independent scholarship program. A graduate o...

The Sequoyah County Fair Board has been named as a victim of fraud after an individual in Ohio obtained one of their checks in the amount of $2,500 and deposited the check into her account, according ...

Kaleb Smithson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in conditions of the hand and wrist, recently joined Baptist Health Orthopedics Clinic-Fort Smith. He will work alongside Jeffrey Evans, MD; J...

Abernathy “Abby” Glass was named one of Vian’s Favorite Sons prior to the Vian Fireworks Extravaganza on July 1. Abernathy “Abby” Glass knows the meaning of “it takes a village,” stating that he was r...

Vian Public Schools will be holding a Gifted and Talented meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 9:30 a.m. in the Superintendent’s Office. Info: Jennifer Ecker, Director of Special Education Services, at ...

Editor’s note: This column is being re-ran due to the word ‘Evilution’ being auto-corrected to ‘Evolution’ in the Sept. 1 issue. I saw on the news that a fossil of 290 million years old was found! Bro...