Progress continued Friday on Vian’s new basketball court in the downtown Anna Belle Farmer Park. Vian Town Administrator Keith Boshers said crews were working on the new parking lot for the court but ...

Northeastern Health System (NHS) Sequoyah in Sallisaw will be taking their tent down May 4 and lifting certain restrictions for patients and visitors, hospital officials announced last week. “The tria...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma reminds everyone that even as we begin moving toward resumption of normal lives, fraudsters will continue their schemes to take...

Sunday, May 17, is Decoration Day at Vian Garden of Memories. It is important to all of us that the cemetery honors our loved ones with a beautifully groomed landscape. As board members, it is our obl...

Matthew 24:3-8 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of...

A new bank account number has been assigned to local dialysis patient, Arch Redburn, who is currently undergoing dialysis three times a week until he can receive a kidney transplant. Redburn’s mother,...

While the COVID-19 virus is still front and center in everyone’s life, spring is here and summer is just around the corner. May has been proclaimed as Older Americans Month. While the COVID-19 virus i...

The Vian Public School Johnson-O’Malley Indian Education Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, at the Vian Public School in the superintendent’s office. Prior to the JOM Indian Education...

God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian is looking for kitchen items to restock for those in need. Ruby Pigeon said the center just helped two families that lost all their belongings in fires and are n...

Cherokee Nation is extending the deadline for this year's National Treasure nominations due to the COVID-19 health crisis. The honor of Cherokee National Treasure is bestowed upon Cherokee Nation citi...

Traffic was detoured for six and a half hours Friday when two semitrucks involved in separate accidents, caused the delay and disruption in traffic. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reported ...

The membership of Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association met last week and voted to cancel its 2020 Conference and Trade Show, in an abundance of caution related to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic ...

The Legislature met this past week for the first time since early April. While we took a break from meeting in person for a time, we continued to work from home throughout the past several weeks to se...

The number of people in Sequoyah County applying for unemployment benefits set a COVID-19 pandemic record for the week ending May 2, according to unofficial initial claims estimates supplied by the Ok...

What started as a single arrest by a Sallisaw Police officer has ended up with at least six Sallisaw residents facing charges of using their cell phones to conduct alleged drug transactions. According...

The Sequoyah County Water Association (SCWA) reported an outage on Friday north of Vian, leaving several water customers without water. According to the association’s website, sequoyahwater.org, a con...

The Gore Board of Trustees announced last week there would be no regular board meeting for the town or public works authority in May, due to lack of quorum. The May meetings were originally scheduled ...

Governor Kevin Stitt announced last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved another portion of his ongoing request for disaster assistance as part of the State of Oklahom...

Mark Bishop will be in concert on Friday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at Vian Baptist Church. A love offering will be taken. For everyone’s safety, please wear a mask.

Vian Town Administrator Keith Boshers said town workers and oth ers have been busy since last week preparing for the replacement of the new lift station on the south side of town limits. Boshers said ...