Vian High School Slowpitch << Members of the 2020 Vian High School slowpitch team are (bottom row, from left) Adrianna Chene, Julie Martin, Shelby Batt, Faith Fulbright, Kacie Gibbins, Hailie Brake, ...

A fatality collision that occurred early Friday afternoon on U.S. Interstate-40 approximately one mile west of Vian has claimed the life of a 71-year-old Tulsa woman. Ȧccording to a report issued by O...

Editor’s Note: The following is Ron Lockhart’s initial announcement seeking election as Sheriff of Sequoyah County. “I am a lifelong resident of Sequoyah County, where I attended and graduated from Sa...

Kolton Drew Age 7, Vian If you had a restaurant, what would you serve? I would serve burritos, tacos and salad. What would the name of your restaurant be? Koko’s Tacos! What kind of desserts would yo...

The Cherokee Nation received a limited supply of rapid test kits for COVID-19, which will be used to provide results in just minutes for patients who are most critical. With the new rapid tests, resul...

Editor’s Note: Following is Shaloa Edwards formal announcement he is seeking the office of Sequoyah County Court Clerk. “I, Shaloa Edwards, am seeking election to the office of Sequoyah County Court C...

Chicken Express Muskogee is launching “Community Nights,” providing delivery services to towns outside of the Muskogee area on certain days of the week, which will start with Vian. According to a pres...

As schools shut, public spaces close, and all but essential workers are ordered to stay indoors under shelter-in-place orders across the U.S. and globe, domestic violence services are scrambling to he...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Michael Jordan, 33, Sallisaw: Assault, battery, or A&B with dangerous weapon; Assault, ba...

A Gore woman has been charged with a felony count of knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property after she allegedly stole a vehicle and brought it back to a family member’s residence in Gore. H...

Last Monday, Vance Mooney, manager of Sequoyah County Water Association, said all 2,500 county residents who were without water last week after a mudslide damaged two main water lines in the vicinity ...

In a time when everything seems uncertain, one thing is sure. Children need a voice. q Child abuse and neglect are likely on the rise in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, as families are put under mo...

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

With everyone staying at home around the world we’re beginning to not only see the hurt it has put on our economy but some of the good that has come out of it, too. I believe Mother Earth is taking ti...

Arkansas and Oklahoma residents with concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can call Baptist Health’s free hotline for answers to their questions. The number is 479-709-6845 and is staffed...

Imagine going to sleep one day and waking up 40 days later to a world that has changed so drastically that the very thought of not going out to a restaurant to eat leaves you confused. The journey of ...

Proverbs 21:2 “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.” “Human wisdom delights to trim and arrange the doctrines of the cross into a system more artificial and ...

Fewer people filed initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 11, but the number of claims remains high as COVID-19 related closures and the energy industry crisis continues its toll on the...

Emily Johnson of Sallisaw, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Johnson was initiated at Okla...

The 36th annual Carlile/Round Mountain Reunion scheduled for May 9 has been canceled due to the coronavirus, according to Virginia Garrison. Garrison said they hope to meet with everyone next year.