The Vian Lake Trail will be having a Virtual 5K, August 1 through August 8, with proceeds benefitting the Vian Lion’s Club. Those participating will be able to show and tell everyone what they did by ...

Pauline Morton 101 Tulsa Bernice Walker 102 Muskogee Viola McMahon 101 Washington Lorene Richison 102 Osage Hazel Briant 101 Creek Imo McLean 103 Custer Doug Zook, Sr. 101 Tulsa Flora McKee local 103 ...

Two Confederate monuments were lifted by crane and removed from the Cherokee Nation Capitol Square in Tahlequah last Saturday as directed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., who observed from a few f...

Tawni Sue Mings and Robert Fox Glander are proud to announce they were married on March 14. The ceremony took place with family and close friends at The Mansion in McAlester, with Keith Mings officiat...

Braylee Smith, 8, left, serves a glass of cold lemonade to Vian Police Chief Mark Fisher. Braylee set up her own lemonade stand on Friday in Vian. See related story on page 1 of this issue.

The Sallisaw VFW Auxiliary Post 4518 has Mobility Aids free of charge to veterans and their family members. Mary Guidry, media/ historian for the organization, said the group currently has a wheelchai...

Michelle Leaf, of Vian, was recognized last week as Vian Nursing & Rehab’s first-ever CNA of the Year. Leaf was presented with some goodies for her honor. Congratulations, Michelle!  

(At right) Mobility Aids were recently donated to VFW Auxiliary Post 4518, which will be given to any veteran or their family. Pictured with some of the items donated are 20-21 VFWA Post 4518 Presiden...

Oklahoma State Veterinarian, Dr. Rod Hall, has banned all rabbit exhibitions in the state until Sept. 24, 2020, to allow time to assess the scope and range of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) in the r...

Cherokee Nation has announced a phased approach to reopen cultural tourism sites beginning Wednesday, July 15. The organizations temporarily suspended operations following the state of emergency issue...

Brittain Gist of Sallisaw, a Senior public relations major, is among more than 1,500 Harding University students included on the dean’s list for grades achieved during the Spring 2020 semester. The de...

The Greater Tenkiller Area Organization (GTAA) has announced that the group’s annual Fireworks Extravaganza on Lake Tenkiller will be held Saturday, July 4. Fireworks can be viewed from anywhere withi...

Justin Wright of Sallisaw was awarded a $1,500 scholarship to attend the University of Oklahoma this fall. Recipients were chosen by an impartial panel of college educators who based their decisions o...

The Vian Community Foundation (VCF) has announced after thoughtful consideration they will go ahead with this year’s Fireworks Extravaganza on Friday, July 3 at St. John Stadium. Suzanne Sullivan, wit...

God’s Blessing Clothes Closet in Vian, located on US SH 64 West, will be open on Saturday, July 11 from 8 to 11 a.m. for parents to get school clothes only. “We will have five grownups at a time (one ...

The Cherokee Nation is providing firefighters throughout the tribe’s 14-county area with care packages containing face masks, gloves and hand sanitizer to help keep them safe amid the COVID-19 pandemi...

Connors State College is pleased to announce the names of students on the President’s and Vice President’s Honor Rolls. To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll, students must complete at least 12 se...

The Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce announced the July 4 fireworks show will be held on July 5 this year. Chamber Executive Director Marty Green said the fireworks show will be held at dusk (about 9 to 9...

FF Ranch, Gans, Okla., is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association...

Throughout Oklahoma and much of the United States we saw unexpected school closures and quarantine measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the halt of many school activities, traditi...