The Vian community is coming together in prayer and support for 2-year-old Erick Taylor, who has spent nearly two months in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) fighting for his life after a sudden ...

Vian Public School students don’t shy away from dirt or hard work. The school’s Ag shop boys are showing what manual labor, teamwork and school pride look like as they build and improve the school’s b...

Early voting begins Thursday, February 5, for voters in Sequoyah County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election B...

The 61st annual Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show will be held Feb. 4 and 5, with the Premium Sale taking place on Feb. 6 at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds, according to the Sequoyah County OSU E...

For stay in Illinois River Watershed case The Poultry Federation released the following statement by its President, Blake Rollins, regarding the court’s denial of the poultry industry’s motion for sta...

Gore Public School student Addison Douglass is the winner of the Missouri State School of the Arts 2026 Juried Exhibition for Art & Design. The school wishes to thank Mrs. Freeman for fostering a love...

The Vian FFA Chapter is currently selling Blue & Gold products to raise funds for the Vian FFA organization. Sausage, chicken tenderloin fritters, and thick-sliced bacon can be purchased from Jan. 26 ...

The Webbers Falls Athletic Booster Club will host a bake sale fundraiser to support their athletes and coaches on Jan. 30. The sale will be held inside the school’s gym lobby during the middle and hig...

Amid a recent federal ruling on Oklahoma’s 20-plus-year lawsuit over poultry litter pollution of the Illinois River Watershed, Attorney General Gentner Drummond met on Jan. 15 with a large group of po...

Rep. David Hardin, R-Stilwell, issued a statement following the court’s decision denying a stay in the Illinois River Watershed lawsuit. The ruling affects poultry farmers across eastern Oklahoma, man...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is now accepting applications for the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The program is designe d to enhance the specialty crop industry...

The Marble City Spring Fling has been set from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 16, with door prizes and free drawings throughout the day. The morning will kick off with Breakfast at the Bank starting at 7 a.m...

Muskogee Art Guild holds an art class at the Muskogee Teen Center on Tuesdays. These six amazing Webbers Falls Public School artists tried it out on January 20. What a great time displaying amazing sk...

Life is rarely quiet at Kelsei Kennedy’s home, and that’s just the way she likes it. Kennedy, 34, of Lake Tenkiller, balances a full-time career with Progressive Auto Insurance and the nonstop rhythm ...

If you are 60 years of age or older and need access to services such as meals (home delivered or congregate), homemaker services, nutrition counselling, legal help, caregiver services or transportatio...

First Missionary Baptist Church of Vian is hosting a Valentine’s Day Fellowship of the Heart event from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 14, at the Armstrong Park Community Building. Pastor Mack Jackson and his co...

Norman resident Chloe Flanagan spent nearly a decade quietly caring for her aging grandmother. That meant having a phone that never left her hand, the ringer turned all the way up at night, and a seco...

Felony Docket Tyler A. Mabry, 29, Detroit, Mich..: Knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property; Poss. of CDS; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia; Obstructing an officer. Kyron Cotton Jr., 25, ...

The Muskogee County Sheriff ’s Office continues its search for Erik Throne, 56, who has been missing since mid-December following a motor vehicle accident in the Webbers Falls area. On Jan. 13, the sh...

Arkansas authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that left a 38-year-old man dead and his stepfather facing a first-degree murder charge in Logan County. According to reports, Richard Lease, 38...