The Cherokee National Youth Choir will be performing at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 at First Christian Church, 706 N. Wheeler, Sallisaw. There is no admission charge and a love offering may be taken. T...

September has been designated as National Preparedness Month. Oklahoma residents are well aware of the importance of being prepared for both natural and manmade disasters. Few places experience nearly...

There will be a Federal Programs meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the Vian Superintendent’s Office.

Local teachers in the Fort Smith/River Valley area will receive a total of $10,500 through Arvest Bank’s seventh annual “We Love Teachers” initiative. “We Love Teachers” will provide a total of 145 $5...

This year’s Fin & Feather Fall Festival will be held Sept. 23-25 at the Fin & Feather Resort near Lake Tenkiller. The annual arts and crafts festival will feature over 170 arts and crafts vendors/bout...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Cailynne Bohannon, 19, Sallisaw: Assault, battery, or A&B with dangerous weapon. Bobby R. Hensley, 35, ...

The Town of Gore presents the 20th annual Gore Cruise Night, Car Show and Burnout scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, which has already been labeled “Oklahoma’s biggest, baddest 2-lane cruise event.” Th...

Former students of Douglas School in Vian are invited to attend an upcoming reunion slated for October 7, 8 and 9, according to Class of 1969 graduates Denise Hayes and James Drew, who are organizing ...

An Arkansas man received no serious injuries after running up a guardrail on Little Vian Creek on Hwy. 64, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol. A witness at the scene reported they believed the drive...

Carter Cato Age 5, Vian What makes you happy? Cake does! What is your favorite movie? Spiderman. Who is the smartest person you know? My mom! Tyson Cato Age 2, Vian What makes you happy? My best frie...

This photo (11x14) of an unknown little girl surfaced in Vian recently while cleaning out a storage unit. The finder of the photo didn’t want to throw away the picture in case someone might know her a...

Rose Kelley, 91, of Vian, received a gift in the form of a $50 bill for being the oldest tribal member of the Cherokee Nation attending the fish fry and meeting hosted by Cherokee Nation Dist. 5 Counc...

Jockey Weston Hamilton was only 20-years-old when he won the Eclipse Award as the nation’s top apprentice rider and now, four years later he has risen to the summit of the Remington Park standings aft...

Vian’s Mountain Bike team took part in a prelude time trial at Old Post Trail in Russellville, Ark. last weekend that kicked off the Arkansas NICA season. Students taking part in the trial were Da’sha...

A $74.7 million bridge replacement project began Sept. 6 on US-62 in Muskogee. The project will replace both the east and westbound bridges over the Arkansas River, as well as the bridges over 55th St...

Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner of Sallisaw spoke last Tuesday evening at the Blackgum Community meeting/fish fry event hosted by Dist. 5 Councilman E.O. Smith (seated left). Warn...

Did you know that failing to clean your dryer air vent can be a fire hazard? Craig Osburn, 45, who owns a cleaning service and a handyman business in Webbers Falls said he is well aware of that fact b...

The following citations were issued in August: Jeffery D. Czarnecki: All taxes due state; Poss. of drug paraphernalia. Brittney Mann: DUS. Kaylee N. Woodard: Speeding. Todd I. Monachello: Consumes or ...

AA Meetings are now being held in 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...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Gabriel Aguilar, 34: Trafficking in illegal drugs; Poss. of CDS; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia. ...