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. ...

Pastor Reggie Kelley, Blackgum Christian Union Church IT RAINS ON THE JUST AND UNJUST! GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS! Matthew 5:1-48 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when ...

August’s heat and drought appeared ferocious at first, with widespread triple-digit temperatures and moisture deficits throughout the first half of the month. A strong cold front signaled a pattern ch...

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

Vian Elementary Students of the Month for May: (front row) Ella Lea, Cadee Mays, Jocelyn Qualls, Markeon Holmes, Able Tramell; (middle row) Mason Peterson, Carmello Metoyer, Ryker Crutchfield, Malea ...

The Lake Vian Trail 1K Walk/Fun Run and 5K was held Saturday, Aug. 27, at Armstrong Park and was presented by Wings Healthy Nation. Registered entrants participated in an USATF certified course and sa...

“…if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their lan...

Nashville native Deana Carter is hitting the road for Oklahoma and making a stop at Cherokee Casino Roland on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 8 p.m. The show is free and open to the public ages 21 and up. Cart...

A fatality collision that happened last Wednesday just before 6:30 p.m. on Hwy. 100 has claimed the life of a Gore woman and left another in stable condition. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy P...

Pastor Michael Martin Vian Baptist Church “Whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple.” — Luke 14:27. “Notice the threefold repetition of these solemn words: he cannot...

The Gore Board of Trustees during a special meeting on Aug. 29 approved sending Gore Fire Chief Justin Ohl to inspect a fire rescue truck. Following a motion from trustee Larry Pack, which was seconde...