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Gore hires part-time police officer
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 21, 2025
The Gore Board of Trustees held a brief but focused special meeting on May 9 to discuss and take action on a personnel matter within the Gore Police Department. The meeting, called to order by Mayor R...
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Despite damage, church ‘still on fire for God’
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Despite damage, church ‘still on fire for God’
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 14, 2025
The pastor and congregation of Vian Assembly of God church hasn’t let a recent fire diminish their spirits, instead, it has ignited them to ‘still be on fire for God.’ According to reports, a cleaning...
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Vian School Board tackles staffing, turf project
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
May 14, 2025
The Vian Board of Education met at 6 p.m. on April 9, addressing a range of issues from staffing shortages and facility upgrades to school fundraisers and sports field improvements. The board also han...
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Vian’s All School Reunion set for Memorial Day weekend
May 14, 2025
Vian’s All School Reunion will be held during Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 24, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Vian High School Cafetorium. The reunion committee is inviting all alumni from both Vi...
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Sale going another week
May 14, 2025
The Blackgum community sale is continuing this week with a second sale. The sale will be held Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lots of new items being added. On Saturday, a half-price sale will be he...
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Corps announces temporary impacts to Tulsa District Parks
May 14, 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Tulsa District will temporarily close or reduce services at recreation areas across Kansas and Oklahoma for the 2025 recreation season. According to a press r...
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New entryway at Garden of Memories Cemetery
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New entryway at Garden of Memories Cemetery
May 14, 2025
The Garden of Memories Cemetery in Vian recently received a new entrance on Hwy. 64, which was designed by cemetery board members Dearl Anderson, Rob Ridgeway, Blaine Wilson, Isaac Barnoskie and Rober...
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Local Red Dirt legends inducted
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Local Red Dirt legends inducted
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
April 30, 2025
The roots of Red Dirt music ran deep on April 13, as four of the genre’s most iconic acts were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) during the soldout Boys From Oklahoma concert in St...
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Mannon pleads guilty to brutal killing of her mother
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Mannon pleads guilty to brutal killing of her mother
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
April 30, 2025
A former Sequoyah County resident who was initially charged with first-degree murder in tribal court has now pleaded guilty in federal court to the brutal killing of her mother in a shocking case that...
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Gore School Board swears in new member, approves staff contracts
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
April 30, 2025
The Gore Public Schools Board of Education gathered on April 14 for a regularly scheduled meeting, addressing a full agenda that included new board leadership, staff approvals, and preparations for fu...
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Risley captures escaped calf
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Risley captures escaped calf
April 30, 2025
There are cowboys and then there is Vian’s very own Gill Risley. A calf on the loose tried to run over Gill, who was minding his own business and working fence when this escapee ran up on him. Gill bu...
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Gore moves forward on infrastructure, personnel
By CATO-REMER EDiTOR 
April 30, 2025
The Town of Gore and the Gore Public Works Authority (GPWA) held back-to-back regular meetings on April 15, addressing a wide range of issues from infrastructure improvements to public safety appointm...
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Camille’s Kidz celebrating 25 years
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Camille’s Kidz celebrating 25 years
April 30, 2025
Camille’s Kidz learning center in Vian is celebrating its 25th year in business on May 1, providing for children in Vian and surrounding areas from ages birth to 12 years. Business owners Steve and Ca...
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Gore secures more than $1.4 M for water system upgrades
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Gore secures more than $1.4 M for water system upgrades
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
April 23, 2025
The Gore Public Works Authority will soon begin major improvements to its aging water infrastructure, thanks to a $1.41 million funding package approved Tuesday by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (...
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Learning the skill of the grill
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Learning the skill of the grill
April 23, 2025
The Vian FCCLA Chapter wants to thank everyone who made the Vian Go Grants possible. With your generous donations, you gave the chapter’s Lifetime Nutrition students the opportunity to learn a new ski...
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Strep is running rampant
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
April 23, 2025
You may notice more people wearing masks these days, but it’s not necessarily because of a resurgence of COVID-19. It’s because of strep throat. “Strep is running rampant,” Northeastern Health Systems...
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Vian man arrested at Sallisaw motel with methamphetamine
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
April 23, 2025
A routine patrol near a Sallisaw motel has led to the arrest of a Vian man on multiple charges after a K-9 unit uncovered suspected methamphetamine in his vehicle. According to the probable cause affi...
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Lane Lowder scheduled to perform May concert at Vian Amphitheater
April 23, 2025
Lane Lowder is scheduled to perform live music at the Vian Amphitheater on May 10. The time of performance will be announced at a later date. Anyone wishing to serve as a vendor at the event is asked ...
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Contracts approved for sheriff’s office vehicles
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS 
April 23, 2025
Lease-purchase contracts that will increase the Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Office fleet of vehicles by four were approved by county commissioners last Monday at their weekly meeting. The four Chevrole...
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Vian student earns award in Statewide Law Day Contest
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Vian student earns award in Statewide Law Day Contest
April 16, 2025
Rhenn Ross, a Vian Elementary School student, earned an honorable mention award for kindergarten coloring in the recent statewide Law Day Contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association. Nearly 1,60...
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Vian School Board appoints Parks as new member
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Vian School Board appoints Parks as new member
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
March 4, 2026
The Vian Board of Education approved a $745,000 building bond resolution, appointed a new board member and re-employed administrative and district leadership for the 2026-2027 school year during its r...
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Escaped inmate is captured near Keota
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Escaped inmate is captured near Keota
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
March 4, 2026
Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane announced Monday morning that Robey Butler, an inmate at Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester who unlawfully walked away from the facility on Feb. 18, has...
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Gore woman charged with first-degree manslaughter
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
March 4, 2026
A Gore woman is facing two felony charges nearly nine months after a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 100 claimed the lives of two motorcyclists in Sequoyah County. According to an affidavit filed Fe...
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Sex offender sought for failing to comply
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Sex offender sought for failing to comply
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
March 4, 2026
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Gore man classified as an aggravated sex offender after officials say he failed to comply with Oklahoma’s Sex Offender Registration Act. According to an affidav...
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High-speed chase ends in arrest, officer bitten by dog
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High-speed chase ends in arrest, officer bitten by dog
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
March 4, 2026
A late-morning investigation in Vian escalated into a high-speed pursuit on Feb. 2 after a driver allegedly sped toward an officer, fled through town at nearly 80 miles per hour, and later attempted t...
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