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 ...

A Cherokee Nation D-5 Community Meeting & Dinner, hosted by District 5 Tribal Councilor E.O. “Junior” Smith, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Blackgum Community Center. Special g...

According to a legal publication in this week’s issue of the NEWS, the Town of Vian’s Board of Trustees have voted to surplus N. 35’ of Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 24, Original Town of Vian. The said prope...

Sequoyah County OSU Extension Agent Jace Goodwin announces schedules for the upcoming Sequoyah County Fair to be held Sept. 8-10 at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds at 464101 E. 1070 Road in Sallisaw. ...

Will this school year be 2020 all over again? To be sure, the potential is present, but Dr. Daniel Ortiz, regional epidemiologist for the eight-county area that includes Sequoyah County, is cautiously...

Sequoyah County Water Association Manager Vance Mooney announced last week work to replace the four pump stations on the county’s east end, Arkansas and two on the west end of the county should begin ...

Healthcare workers are more important now than ever before with all that is happening in our area and around the world. The Degen Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the Fall 2022 - Sprin...

There are probably as many ways to approach a new school year as there are students, teachers, staff and administrators. Some may utilize the iconic Indianapolis 500 clarion call: “Ladies and gentleme...

Gans Public School is participating in a free breakfast and/or lunch program for the current school year 2022-23. All students enrolled in the district may participate in the breakfast and/ or lunch p...

Email your child’s name and age to news@bigbasinllc . com and we will send you three questions for them to answer! Cayson Buster Age 4, Keys Are you ready to return to school? No, because I’m not tall...

Amie Cato-Remer, 51, is the daughter of the late Frank and Violet Cato, and Kenneth Edwards and the late Wanda Edwards. She is a 1989 graduate of Vian High School where she was a cheerleader, presiden...

Sequoyah County District Attorney Jack Thorp announced this week, one of his assistant district attorneys, Haley Robinson, was named Region 2 Prosecutor of the Year by the Association of Oklahoma Narc...

Dear Editor, Vian’s annual Fireworks Extravaganza was enjoyed by a large crowd of folks as Hance Pyrotechnics lit up the skies with a wonderful display on Friday evening, July 1. This year’s show was ...

A semi accident that happened last Monday afternoon on Interstate- 40 about two miles west of Vian, near the 296 mile marker, shut down westbound I-40 for two hours and 10 minutes, according to Oklaho...

For nearly a year fluent Cherokee Speaker Rosie Flute was cooking family meals on an electric burner after her stove wore out. Raindrops would frequently drip down the ceiling in her living room. Last...

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...

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 23, for the Runoff Primary. Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary, Cindy Osborn, offers these important tips to voters— especially those who...

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 ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner this week announced a new $1.675 million Community Impact Grant program for the tribe’s nearly 70 affiliated nonprofit or...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing the construction of a new “Career Readiness” campus in Tahlequah, part of an expansion of the historic Care...