Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will hold a blood drive in Gore on Monday, March 20, from 1 to 6 p.m. on the Bloodmobile parked at Harps Foods. Blood donors will receive a free, limited edition, “Save ...

The Vian Board of Trustees met on Feb. 21 for their regular monthly meeting where trustee Shane Kolbe was sworn in to the unexpired term of the Vian Board of Trustees by Mayor Dennis Fletcher. The tru...

Voters in Oklahoma rejected State Question 820 during a March 7 election that would have legalized recreational marijuana sales to those age 21 years and older, nearly five years after approving medic...

In a story published in last week’s issue regarding the Webbers Falls Board of Trustees meetings for February, it should have read that three trustees voted yes and one voted no (Robert Ross Jr.) for ...

If you found a genie, what would you wish for? An unlimited supply of donuts! What’s the funniest sound you’ve ever heard? When my dad toots! If you had a parrot, what would you teach it to say? I’d t...

Ruby Pigeon of Vian said it’s hard to believe that 2023 marks 25 years since she first started Miss Ruby’s Card Ministry. “I’ve been sending cards to people for 25 years who have become like family to...

Living in Oklahoma usually means either a fascination with or fear of tornadoes and thunderstorms, both of which come with a healthy respect for the awesome, if not unpredictable, power of Mother Natu...

A LOT OF PEOPLE OF TODAY ARE SO BIBLICALLY BLIND THEY CAN’T SEE WHAT’S RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM! SO GOES FOR MANY CHRISTIANS ALSO! Matthew 16:1-28 1The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempti...

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...

March 10 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 4 Board of Education and Municipal General Election, Sequoyah County Election Board secretary Cind...

At the age of 81, Annette Brown of Vian, may have discovered the mythical Fountain of Youth. But according to Brown, it’s really nothing new and not a big secret, but it is something she enjoys. Brown...

Vian Elementary February Students of the Month

The Cherokee Nation will begin dispersing a limited supply of heirloom seeds on Feb. 24 to tribal citizens who are interested in growing traditional Cherokee crops. “The Cherokee Nation seed bank is a...

Due to federal regulation passed in December, SoonerCare will soon restart the renewal process for members as the public health emergency continuous coverage ends. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (...

What’s your favorite car or truck? A white Chevy like my Pappy’s! What animal would make a great driver? A deer. Who is the best driver you know? My Pappy! What’s your favorite car or truck? A Mustan...

The full Senate approved Senate Bill 7 Tuesday. The measure, by Sen. Blake Cowboy Stephens, R-Tahlequah, would stop Oklahoma from changing the clock twice a year and lock in Daylight Saving Time (DST)...

A Vian man is facing a felony charge of domestic assault and battery by strangulation following a reported domestic dispute last month. Elvis R. Swanson, 25, was formally charged on Feb. 28 in Sequoya...

Congratulations goes out to three Vian FFA students/ exhibitors for making the premium sale at Muskogee Regional Jr. Livestock Show this year. Those students are (from the left), Ally Trotter, Shawn W...

Gore School Board President Cody Sloan recently organized a professional, agriculture business related career day for the seniors of Gore and Webbers Falls high schools. This first annual event was ti...

First Southern Baptist Church, Gore Back in June of 2019 while I was living in Lequire, I was going to Oklahoma City to do my Continuing E ducation for the Disaster Relief in the Chaplaincy area. I le...