Caretakers with Box Cemetery, located north of Vian are asking that all flowers be removed by June 10 or they could be discarded. The cemetery will be resuming mowing as soon as the ground dries up.

On Thursday, June 10, Gore Public School will hold an American Rescue Plan meeting, components including the proposed Safe Return Plan, at 10:30 a.m. in the School Conference room, 1200 N. Hwy. 10. Th...

The Blackgum Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a fish fry and pancake breakfast at the Blackgum Community Center, north of Vian. The fish fry will start at 5 p.m. on June 19, with the cost to ...

Marble City School will hold an American Rescue Plan, Safe Return and Continuity of Services Plan meeting at 9 a.m. on June 9 in the School Administration office. The meeting is to provide the opportu...

What is the root of all evil? Yes! It’s the devil, but there’s something more worldly that a lot of people fall for! It’s the love of money! I Timothy 6:1-21 1 Let as many servants as are under the yo...

A Memorial Day Service, sponsored by American Legion Carnie Welch Post 27 will be held at the Sallisaw City Cemetery at 11 a.m., Monday, May 31. There will be a posting of colors, a 21-gun salute, pla...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) Area Agency on Aging has announced the availability of assistance for seniors who are raising children and for caregivers of seniors. Seniors Raising C...

Wednesday, May 19 & 26 The Sequoyah County Historical Society museum will be open on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Please wear a mask. The Historical Society will not hold group meetings until CO...

An account has been set up to aid the Evening Shade Community Building’s food distribution. Monetary donations can be made to their account at Armstrong Bank in Vian.

Honor rolls at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford and Sayre have been announced for the 2021 spring semester. There were 637 students on the Dean’s Honor Roll after completing 12 se...

Tee Jay Trotter of Vian graduated from Eastern Oklahoma State College with an A.S. in agriculture business despite the challenges he faced to complete his education during a global pandemic. Trotter i...

The Blackgum Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, at the Blackgum Community Center. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and und...

Spring is here, and summer is just around the corner. The weather is warming, and landscapes are becoming more colorful. The month of May has been proclaimed as Older Americans Month. This year’s them...

Ryly Ziese of Cookson has been named Sequoyah High School’s 2021 class valedictorian. She is the daughter of Sean and Ginger Ziese, with a weighted GPA of 4.59. Ziese will be attending Ziese will be a...

Cookson Community Crime Watch will be holding a meeting on Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Cookson Fire Department. Everyone in the Cookson Community is invited to attend. For more info, call 918-77...

While it is not his full-time job, beekeeper Mike Rigg was recruited last Wednesday to remove a bee swarm that had landed itself in a bush at the base of the flag pole in front of the Sequoyah County...

Vian Public School’s Johnson-O’Malley Indian Education Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, at Vian Public Schools in the Superintendent’s Office after the JOM Indian Education meeting....

A Crusade for Christ event will be held on Saturday, May 22, beginning at 11 a.m. in the downtown Anna Bell Farmer Park in Vian. There will be hotdogs and beverages and everyone is welcome to attend. ...

An account has been set up to aid the Evening Shade Community Building’s food distribution. Monetary donations can be made to their account at Armstrong Bank in Vian.

The Vian High School cheerleaders’ annual rib sale, will be held Thursday, May 27 through Saturday, May 29, at Anna Bell Farmer Park in downtown Vian.