Technology is friend and foe for Webbers Falls Public Schools. The school district has used online courses to provide foreign language instruction at the schools. It also has online educational suppor...

Wyatt Hopkins, 7, Gore Why do you like being a kid? Because it’s fun! What advice would you give your parents? I’d give them good advice! What do you think you will be doing 10 years from now? I thin...

In order to protect the health of the public and reduce the number of staff in the office, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will temporarily suspend lobby and mail application services f...

Dear Editor, The family of Donald Joe Jones would like to say thank you to everyone who brought food to Anna’s house or to the funeral. We would like to say thank you to Kevin Harvell for his minister...

In a press release issued last week, Governor Stitt announced he would order all non-essential businesses in Oklahoma counties with confirmed cases of COVID-19 to close for 21 days, which started last...

The Cherokee Nation is supplying food to communities including Sequoyah County through a volunteer effort where boxes of food or care packages are being delivered to elders and people who might be fac...

A Vian church is going above and beyond so that others can hear God’s word, even amid a worldwide pandemic. “While all inside Sunday worship services inside the building have been suspended, Sunday is...

Town of Vian Mayor Dennis Fletcher signed a Proclamation on Thursday, declaring a State of Emergency for the town based on recommendation and orders from the World Health Organization, U.S. President ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, and Cherokee Nation Businesses CEO Chuck Garrett, have continued to monitor the impact that the COVID-19 virus has had acro...

After working together to address student nutrition needs during school closure due to COVID-19, Vian Public Schools has announced meals will be provided to all students and delivered along current bu...

As of press time 81 people in Oklahoma have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and the coronavirus has claimed the lives of two men in their 50’s after it was reported they died due to complications from t...

As COVID-19 forces Americans indoors on what was for many expected to be a week of travel, the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department is focused on helping keep its staff and fellow Oklahomans safe ...

A Vian man is facing a felony charge of unlawful possession of controlled drug with intent to distribute after he was found to be in possession of methamphetamine while walking in Sallisaw. Arland Row...

As part of President Trump’s declaration of a nationwide emergency, the State of Oklahoma, local, county and tribal governments are eligible to receive federal funding for emergency protective measure...

Kasey Loudan and William Philpot of Sallisaw exchanged vows at 3 p.m. March 14 at Ruger’s Restaurant. Pastor Bo Gibbs conducted the wedding ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Becky Simon of Oklaho...

A Muskogee man has been charged with felony burglary in the second degree after he reportedly broke into and entered a home north of Vian, without the owner’s permission. Thilo Cole, Jr., 37, was form...

Oklahoma Blood Institute donors will receive a free, limited edition, “Save the Humans” t-shirt featuring a little green man at this upcoming blood drive: Redbird Health Clinic, Monday, March 31, 10 a...

Eliza Madsen, 5, Vian What do you love most about your sibling(s)? They always play, laugh and talk with me! Name two things you should do as a family on the weekend? Play Candy Land and ride bikes. ...

District Attorney Jack Thorp, who leads a staff of nearly 50 employees in District 27’s four counties, announced last Tuesday a plan he hopes will help mitigate the spread of a virus that has the pote...

With closings taking place at schools, businesses and other agencies in Sequoyah County, due to the coronavirus pandemic, commissioners said last Tuesday there are no current plans to close the county...