By now, everyone has heard of the Delta variant of COVID-19 and how it is causing a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, and it is slowly moving into Oklahoma, according to health officials. Th...

The Vian Ministerial Alliance presents Preaching in the Park every Wednesday night in the downtown Anna Bell Farmer Park beginning at 6 p.m. (weather permitting). A different Alliance Pastor will be p...

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, ...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Michael D. Jackson, 39, of Tahlequah, was found guilty by a federal jury of two counts of aggravated sexual abu...

Blackgum Harvestime Church Sewing Sisters will present their 12th annual Quilts of Past & Present Quilt Show on Friday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ...

Blackgum First Baptist Church is hosting Vacation Bible School on Sunday, July 25, at the church. Vacation Bible School is open to children in grades Kindergarten through sixth. There will be a meal s...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Buddie E. Brown, 54, Roland: DUI-alcohol. Joseph S. Campell, 35, Fort Smith, Ark.: Larcen...

A slow start to summer gave way to sweltering heat through the middle of June before once again succumbing to mild, wet weather to end the month. There were occasional bouts with severe weather—mostly...

Top scholars at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, and at Southwestern College Professional Studies have been announced with the release of the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2021 semester. F...

The Vian Peace Center will be doing a free food distribution on Thursday, July 15, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Peace Center, located at 208 W. Schley. You must present a photo ID to participate.

Gore’s Board of Education met for a special meeting on June 24, where they approved staff and employees for the 2021-2022 school year and talked about establishing a Girl’s Volleyball Program and Wres...

BHC Insurance announced this week Shore Insurance, Inc., of Poteau signed a deal effective July 1 to become part of the BHC Insurance family ḂHC is a full-service independent insurance agency speciali...

Connors State College has announced there will be no tuition and fee increase for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents approved the request at their regularly scheduled meeti...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners have discussed a proposal to build an asphalt plant in Vian. They approved a review of the proposal between Sequoyah County and the Municipalities within Sequoyah Cou...

Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has been notified of a text messaging scam targeting Oklahomans that specifically mentions benefits received through OKDHS, including the Low Income Home Energy Assista...

The Cherokee Nation has signed an agreement with the town of Vian to donate revenue from traffic and misdemeanor citations back to the municipality. In May, the Council of the Cherokee Nation unanimou...

Thanks to a donation of gold ribbon signs from Princess Madi’s Foundation for Families Battling Childhood Illnesses in Muldrow, others can now purchase one of the yard signs with all proceeds going t...

Vian FFA members earned National honors while competing in the U.S. Open Field Days at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, on Saturday, June 19. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the National...

The Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the newly-opened Lotus Family Clinic on June 24. The clinic is located at 219 E. Choctaw in Sallisaw, the former SCA building. Pictured from ...

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden” (Matt. 5:14). “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Eph. 5:8). “Le...