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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

A Vian woman found walking naked outside a residence in March is scheduled to appear before a judge Wednesday morning in Sequoyah County District Court on felony charges of indecent exposure, two coun...

- The Town of Gore is teaming up with Cindy Irwin to host a fun Easter egg hunt beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, at Ray Fine Park. It’s going to be an eggcellent time, so come and enjoy the...

District Judge Jeffrey Payton on Thursday granted a change of venue motion in the Sequoyah County Board of County Commissioners’ Feb. 24 accusation for removal of County Assessor Brandy Dobbs, and set...

The Boys & Girls Club of Sequoyah County, Vian Unit, has named Kanyon Kennedy as March Member of the Month. He is the son of Derek and Billie Kennedy. Kanyon was chosen for consistently demonstrating ...

The Office of Victims of Crime (OVC), which is an agency within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), slated April 6-12 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. On April 7, the Sequoyah County...

The Vian School Board convened for its monthly meeting on March 12, to discuss a range of important topics, including the approval of an artificial turf football field, new staffing for the upcoming s...

The Town of Vian and Vian Public Works Authority’s regular monthly meetings took place on March 17, with the board of trustees addressing employment issues, along with a water district petition. The t...

A tragic fatality occurred last Tuesday morning on the Muskogee Turnpike, as a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle. The collision took place around 6:40 a.m., about twotenths of a mile north...

The names of those who took the majority of the vote in last Tuesday’s election, winning a seat on their local school board, municipality or town, have been released by the Oklahoma State Election Boa...

Maison Kennedy has been chosen as February Member of the Month for Boys & Girls of Sequoyah County, Vian Unit. She is the daughter of Derek and Billie Kennedy. Maison was chosen for Member of the Mont...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees met on March 11, to address several community matters, including ongoing infrastructure projects, public safety improvements, and the planning of future events. The...

In its regular meeting held on March 18, the Gore Board of Trustees addressed a variety of important issues, including the approval of the 2025 Police Pay Scale, the termination of a town employee, an...

Sample ballots are now available for the April 1 election. Voters can download a sample ballot using the State Election Board OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ ovp or pick up a copy at the Se...

The Cherokee Nation has named Sally Wilson as Senior Director of the tribe’s Indian Child Welfare department, Patricia Kidwell Mancillas as Senior Director of the tribe’s ONE FIRE Victim Services depa...