The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on everyone, especially those who suffered loss due to the virus. Nothing can replace loved ones, but FEMA may be able to help ease the financial burden that com...

The following was posted to the Vian Public School’s website on Aug. 18, regarding the school’s plan for use of American Rescue Plan (ARP) and ESSR (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fu...

The Blackgum Volunteer Fire Department will be having a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Blackgum Community Building. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children.

Doug White with the Evening Shade Community Center said the center will be doing free food distribution on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the community center. White said they are also ...

Attorney General John O’Connor and Governor Kevin Stitt released the following statements following the unanimous ruling by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals that the McGirt case does not apply t...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Darelle Burton, 28, Victorville, Calif.: Trafficking in illegal drugs. Charles M. Havilan...

Which way are you following? Are you following “your” way? Are you following the world’s way? Are you following Jesus Christ’s way? If you/me/we follow any other way than the path Jesus Christ’s made ...

Former Sequoyah County Court Clerk Vicki Beaty and her husband, Bob Beaty, were listed in fair condition following a collision that occurred on Friday, 2.2 miles north of Sallisaw. Oklahoma Highway Pa...

The start of school for first grade students at Vian Public Schools is being delayed due to a school staff member testing positive for COVID-19, according to an announcement on the school’s website by...

Sacha Ivy Age 8, Brushy If you could be any animal, which would you choose and why? A fox because they’re fast! How would the world be different if animals could talk? It’d be weird because I could t...

AA Meetings are now being held in Vian at a new location, Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings will be held each week on Tuesday and Friday, ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt was joined last Tuesday by lawmakers for a ceremonial signing of House Bill 1102, landmark legislation to sharply reduce the number of abortions within the state. HB1102, authored by ...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fr...

Jeff Edwards is unlike most Cherokee artists he competes against at local art shows. He is part of the Cherokee Nation’s effort to save and revitalize the language. He works with the technology area ...

Mike Buttery was named one of Vian’s Favorite Sons prior to the Vian Fireworks Extravaganza on July 1. Mike Buttery is the son of Robert and Violet Buttrey of Vian, and brother to Kelly Armer and Bobb...

To ensure students have access to well-prepared teachers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) will use $12.75 million in federal relief funding to pa...

Scott Letourneau of the Lake Tenkiller Community has lived an outstanding life in the military, becoming a millionaire and then losing most of his money, and now polishes boats as a hobby, he said. Le...

All incoming seventh graders are required to have a TDap booster shot or provide a Certificate of Exemption from the Oklahoma State Department of Health before enrolling in school. Oklahoma law requir...

Gold ribbon yard signs, donated by Princess Madi’s Foundation for Families Battling Childhood Illnesses in Muldrow, can be purchased at the Vian Tenkiller NEWS office with all proceeds going to 2-yea...

Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief Bryan Warner has been elected Chair of the Centers for Disease Control Tribal Advisory Committee, a national advisory committee giving tribes input on health issues to the...