For the first days of school, students will only need paper and pencils. Other supplies needed are dependent on what teachers they have been assigned. Each teacher will give out a list of needed suppl...

As cases of COVID-19 in the area continue to surge, we must be aware of the impact on our longterm care communities. Changes in visitation policies and lack of staffing can lead to negative outcomes s...

On July 31, Blakelee Pugh was crowned Oklahoma People’s Choice Miss United States Agriculture in Broken Arrow at the United States Agriculture Pageant for the Southern Midwest Pageant. She is a senior...

Sallisaw Main Street has lined up a number of special events during the week, leading up to the start of the annual Sallisaw Lions Club Rodeo on Aug. 5, 6 and 7. It’s being called the Sallisaw Main St...

Jerry Ritter was chosen as one of Vian’s Favorite Sons and awarded a plaque prior to the Vian Fireworks Extravaganza on July 1. Jerry Ritter has lived in the Vian area most of his life. He graduated f...

A Vian man has been charged with felony domestic assault and battery by strangulation following a reported incident on Benton Line Road in May. Ray C. Shade, 60, was formally charged on July 19 in Seq...

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, ...

Cuts 4 Kidz is partnering with local hairstylists to provide free haircuts to students as part of their Back to School Bash event on Aug. 8. It will take place at The Shed from 12 to 5 p.m., and local...

Gore Elementary School was recently awarded a Cherokee Nation grant allowing the school to have access to upgraded water fountains. The new fountains allow students to refill their water bottles with ...

Philemon 1:6 “That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.” Paul’s letter to Philemon was about an escaped slave n...

Matthew 5:44...But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you. This verse tells us what...

Vian’s first responders are looking for citizens to support their efforts through blood donation with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI). Those who give at the Boots & Badges blood drive on Friday, July 3...

“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night” “He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf al...

Blackgum Harvestime Church Sewing Sisters will present their 12th annual Quilts of Past & Present Quilt Show on Friday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ...

Matthew 6:1-34 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound ...

Mandy Edwards of Sallisaw and John Lamproe of Fort Smith, Ark., were married July 19 in Destin, Fla. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ross of Barling, Ark., and Martha Ross of Prairie Gr...

Adrianna Elbon of Vian is the winner of the 2021 Founders’ Leadership Award. Elbon graduated from the University of Oklahoma and worked as a phlebotomist before beginning medical school. Being from th...

Arvest Bank will be holding a fundraiser on July 23 called “’Rock’ with Arvest” in collaboration with United Way and the Boys & Girls Club. It is the culmination of their painted rock scavenger hunt, ...

Editor’s Note: This story is compiled, in part, from reports by The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World. A forum that was set up to discuss the rights of crime victims as they relate to the McGirt Supreme C...

Nine Cherokee bicyclists who were part of the 2021 Remember the Removal Bike Ride finalized their 950-mile journey with a homecoming ceremony in the capital city of the Cherokee Nation. During the tre...