The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) is accepting applications online for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The federally-funded program helps income-eligible families...

Attorney General Mike Hunter announced 266 Oklahomans, who were victims of Midland Funding, LLC.’s debt-buying scheme, will receive $327,437 in credit as part of a nationwide settlement. The announcem...

The Sallisaw Nutrition Center was recently presented with a certificate for participating in the What a Waste Study conducted by the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger for the OKDHS Aging Servic...

The Vian FCCLA hosted their annual NE District 5 Extravaganza event, Thursday, Dec. 6. The Sallisaw, Gore and Vian chapters came together for food, fun and fellowship as each group of members wrapped...

How far is Heaven? Only God and angels know Some think it’s amid the brightest stars that glow. When we observe distant beams in the sky Could it be we behold Heaven with our eyes? The nearest stars a...

The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation will be accepting College Housing Assistance Program applications for the spring 2019 semester Jan. 2–18. This is a program funded by the Native American H...

“He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David” “And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom ther...

Cherokee Nation Community & Cultural Outreach awarded more than $274,000 in grant funding to Cherokee community organizations throughout the tribe’s 14-county area. Community work grants provide fundi...

The Christian Union Station We in the Bible belt are blessed to know the real reason for the season of Christmas. The same isn’t true for most of the world. CHRISTMAS has become nothing more than an a...

Vian Baptist Church 1 Timothy 4:15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. No one who saw it will ever forget it. June of 1973, thousands of fans...

Round Mountain Community Church When you believe and act upon God’s anointed word, the anointing will break the yoke of bondage and set you free in every area of your life. Isaiah 10:27... The yoke sh...

Vian United Methodist Church Another Christmas in the books! The stress has died down, the kids and grandkids have gone home and it’s time to take down the tree and pack it all away for another year. ...

Rural Fire Protection District #1 board members received plaques at their first annual Winter Picnic held on Friday, Dec. 14 in Gore. Pictured from the left is RFPD #1 Fire Chief Heath Orabanec, David...

The “Kindness Krew” decorating one of the Christmas trees at Northeastern Health System-Sequoyah with ornaments made by the pre-K through second grade classes at Sallisaw’s Liberty Elementary. The Ki...

The following Dear Santa letters are from fifth grade students in Mrs. Gillespie’s class at Vian Elementary: Dear Santa, I would like a Bible, because every year I always get theese neat gagets, and ...

Santa will be visiting the Blackgum Community Building on Dec. 22. from 4 to 7 p.m. He will be handing out free candy bags and there will be a photographer available for family pictures. Children will...

When Santa needed help to fill candy snacks for the Gore Christmas Parade last Saturday, he called on the Gore High School Student Council and the Gore Elementary Character Council to assist him. The ...

Brian Casinger was named RFPD #1 2018 Firefighter of the Year during their first annual Winter Picnic. RFPD #1 Fire Chief Heath Orabanec is shown presenting Casinger with his plaque. (photo by Jessica...

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Vian United Methodist Church invites everyone to join them for their candlelight service on Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. VUMC Children’s Christmas Program Join Vian United Metho...