Kenyatta Wright, left, was sworn in by Vian Mayor Dennis Fletcher to the Vian Board of Trustees last Monday night at their regular meeting. Wright, a former professional football player for the Buffal...

Erika Martens, of Sallisaw, was recently elected President of the Oklahoma Mortgage Bankers Association (OMBA) for the 2020-2021 term year. Martens is the Vice President of Finance and Systems Adminis...

(ON THE FRONT COVER): An official opening for the new Ag Building at Vian Public Schools was done on Friday at 10 a.m. with a hamburger cookout, courtesy of Purple and Gold Beef, whose products will ...

According to a press release issued Tuesday by the District 27 Drug and Violent Crime Task Force and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, authorities shut down an illegal marijuana gr...

A Vian man has been charged with felony domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after reportedly assaulting a victim with a beer bottle while allegedly intoxicated. Tony J. Blackbird, 38,...

On August 8, President Trump made available up to $44 billion from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to Americans who have lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state ...

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...

A 36-year-old Sallisaw man is charged with larceny of an automobile and third degree burglary for stealing a truck from an employee of the Sequoyah County Water Association, according to a probable ca...

The Gore Board of Trustees met August 11 at 6 p.m. where they accepted the resignation of their town attorney and then voted to purchase new vehicles for the Gore Police Department. The board voted to...

In recent days, there has been concern over absentee, or mail-in voting, and whether or not it will be secure and timely. Seqouyah County Election Board Secretary CIndy Osborn said there have been a f...

The 18th annual Gore Cruise Night, hosted by the Gore Chamber of Commerce and Gore Street Kings will be held Saturday, Sept. 19. The event will start with a Burnout Competition beginning at 6 p.m. Fir...

The Vian Board of Trustees voted to terminate Vian Police Chief Mark Fisher and officer Wade Ranes on Friday ‘for the good of the service’ during a special meeting. The special meeting was held at 12:...

Brady Scroggins Age 13, Stilwell What’s your favorite weird food combination? Spaghetti with ranch. If it were up to you, what would you eat for breakfast? Eggs and cereal. Which would be harder to g...

A Gore woman arrested by Bartlesville Police has now been charged in Washington County Court with a felony count of larceny of automobile, aircraft or other motor vehicle. Sherry L. Hearn, 48, was for...

A Vian man is being held without bond in Sebastian County, Ark. for sexual assault after allegedly touching young victims in their “private areas” at Parrott Island Waterpark in Fort Smith, Ark., acco...

2 Corinthians 5:11 - Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. Galatians 6:7-10 Be not decei...

AT LEFT: Following the Town of Gore’s Board of Trustees meeting on August 11, the Town of Gore posted on their Facebook page that one of the attendees at the meeting has tested positive for COVID-19. ...

Governor Kevin Stitt has announced the Bridge the Gap Digital Wallet initiative is now available to Oklahoma families. Bridge the Gap is a new initiative that will connect up to 5,000 low income Oklah...

Oklahoma Blood Institute knows this summer is different, and it may be a time for staycations or camping trips. Oklahoma Blood Institute needs donors to help rebuild the blood supply in response to th...

The Blackgum Fire Department will be hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 5 from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Blackgum Community Center. Menu will consist of pancakes, bacon, sausage...