The following citations were issued by the department in November: Amaury Rosas: Illegal U-Turn. Whisper Cox: Speeding 11- 15 mph over; Operating a M/V without a valid DL. Almeida Samo: Illegal U-Turn...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in Muskogee has announced that Jerry D. Rogers, 61, of Sallisaw, was sentenced to 360 months in prison for aggravated sexual ab...

Vian Baptist Church is having a Christmas Eve Service at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24. Special Speaker will be John Bennett. All area residents are welcome to join in on the singing of Christmas carols...

Masonic Lodges of Murrow #49 and Mosholatubbee Lodge #13 recently donated $1,000 each to help families living with disabilities in eastern Oklahoma, thanks to a match from the Masonic Charity Foundati...

The Cherokee Nation and family and friends of the late Wilma Mankiller gathered recently to celebrate the Wilma Mankiller Barbie, part of Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” series, in the capital of the Chero...

On Nov. 14, Vian Elementary students were treated to a performance from Lyric Theater of Oklahoma. The students were entertained and educated by the musical, Oklahoma! Presented in an interactive form...

December 14 All fluent Cherokee speakers are invited to this free monthly luncheon held from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. every second Thursday of the month and hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Departme...

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is gearing up for its Fall 2023 commencement, expecting to confer more than 670 collegiate degrees on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Stubblefield Center on the UAFS ...

Congressman Josh Brecheen has announced the following service academy nominations. The United States Naval Academy: Hallie Kinion of Vian, Cable Golden of Collinsville, Brant Bishop of Stigler, Cody L...

For elders 55 and older in the community Center 64 Food Pantry in Vian will be handing out food items on Wednesday, Dec. 20, beginning at 12 noon, for elders age 55 and up who are in need of a Christm...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees convened for its monthly meeting on Nov. 14, covering a range of agenda items and making key decisions that will impact the community. The meeting kicked off at 6:2...

Celebration of life services for Larry G. Vickers Jr., 51, of Vian, were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Vian, under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Fu...

In monthly meeting The Vian Board of Trustees convened for their regular monthly meeting on Nov. 20, with all trustees in attendance. The meeting addressed various community matters and pivotal decisi...

Just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, the westbound lane of I-40 at mile marker 295 was completely shut down due to a semi that had overturned and caught fire, leaking diesel. Oklahoma Highway Patrol repo...

For water treatment plant rehabilitation design In a special meeting held on Nov. 29, the Gore Public Works Authority convened to discuss and take action on a crucial matter related to the rehabilitat...

Vian’s Blessing Box, located in the downtown Anna Bell Farmer Park, is bare and in need of restocking for the holiday season and coming months. Connie Foster, a local volunteer, asked that the NEWS br...

The following citations were issued by the Vian Police Department in October: Tony L. Goodwin: Illegal U-Turn. Won S. Yun: Illegal U-Turn. Rock Richardson: Speeding 11-15 mph over. Hector Tobar: Failu...

Felony Docket Shane Fahrenholz, 57, Gore: Stalking in violation of court order. Jessica Hardy, 46, Sallisaw: Poss. of firearm after felony conviction. Glen L. Howard, 74, Muldrow: Battery/A&B on polic...