The Cherokee Nation Department of Juvenile Justice is empowering tribal youth to cope with and overcome their substance and alcoholrelated use as well as other delinquent issues through a new program ...

Brushy Mountain resident Bobbie Bolin says when she’s not working, she’s taking advantage of any opportunities on the water. Bolin, 32, is supervisor for both the Sallisaw and Stilwell Cherokee Nation...

Northeastern State University broke ground on the new Oklahoma College of Optometry facility recently. The long-awaited celebration marks the next step in the college’s mission to better serve student...

It’s Vian Touchdown Club program time! Program deadline is Aug. 11 and photos can be emailed to viantouchdownclub@gmail. com. Please let them know if you’re keeping the same size ad or changing it up....

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority submitted a waiver to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to transition from a feefor- service system to the new comprehensive health delivery system, Soone...

The Cherokee Nation is now using text messages to automatically alert TERO contractors on potential bid solicitations, making it more efficient for contractors to know of upcoming construction project...

The Oklahoma Broadband Office (OBO) has been notified it will receive $797.4 million in federal grant funds to expand the state’s broadband infrastructure to provide high-speed internet access statewi...

AA Meetings are now being held at Vian Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings are held each week on Tuesday and Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. For...

Authorities are continuing to search for a Webbers Falls man who was last seen on June 29, according to a Silver Alert issued by the Muskogee County Sheriff ’s Office. Robert Welch, 64, was last seen ...

A semi truck driver wreaked havoc on local residents last week after taking down several lines on old Highway 82, leaving many without power and internet. “We understand there are mixed emotions about...

Town of Vian officials welcomed John’s Hamburgers and Ice Cream to the area with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning at the business, located on Highway 64 east. In attendance were (from the left...

Vian’s Favorite Sons and Daughters for 2023 were presented plaques by members of the Vian Community Foundation (VCF) prior to Vian’s Fireworks Extravaganza last Saturday evening. Those include (from l...

A Vian man reportedly died Thursday evening due to injuries he sustained in a twovehicle collision. Fort Smith police reported Austin Thompson, 31, was driving a motorcycle northbound on Towson Ave. w...

A Dallas, Texas man who shot two Arkansas men on Interstate-40 near Vian in July 2021 is scheduled for a 9 a.m. August 7 jury trial, according to Sequoyah County court records. Lee B. King, 28, is fac...

Orders are now being taken for 4-H or FFA members who want to request up to 25 birds per set for the Arkansas/ Oklahoma Broiler Show. Cost is $17 per set, and must be placed with the Sequoyah County O...

Controlled dangerous substance CD: Controlled Drug POSS: Possession TOC: Transporting open container M/V: motor vehicle D.L.: Driver’s license DPS: Department of Public Safety A&B: Assault and Battery...

Chance Cardwell, 28, Sallisaw: Grand larceny. Terry J. Harris, 33, Fort Smith, Ark.: Malicious injury to property- over $1,000. Quincy J. Jones, 27, Mabelvale, Ark.: Endangering others while eluding/a...

Attorney General Gentner Drummond, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and a bipartisan coalition of 32 other attorneys general are asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to hear t...

After allegedly hitting child with machete handle A Sallisaw man has been charged with a felony count of child abuse in Sequoyah County District Court after allegedly using unreasonable force on a chi...

JANIS RISLEY EXT. ED. FCS/4-H Sipping ice-cold lemonade on a hot summer day is one of life’s memorable pleasures. I am not a fan of frozen concentrate, powdered instant mixes, or bottled or canned (re...