A Fort Smith man is being held in the Sequoyah County Detention Center on at least 19 separate offenses that included everything from burglary and auto theft to drunkenness and vandalism, following a ...

Nahla Smith, 7 Sallisaw What is Thanksgiving? It’s a holiday where we all get together and eat! What do you do on Thanksgiving? Eat turkey and play games with my family and cousins. What are you than...

 Congratulations to Vian High School Cheerleaders Caelie Ellis, right, and Cassidy Wingo, left. These girls were named 3A All Region cheerleaders and are now eligible to compete for All State.

Funeral services for Samuel McElhaney, 45, of Vian, will be held Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Blackgum Harvestime Baptist Church, north of Vian. Burial will follow at White Cemetery in Gore, und...

Governor Kevin Stitt announced last week the appointment of Timothy King as the next District Judge for Muskogee County. “Mr. King’s wide-ranging experience as a military officer, private practice att...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Javier Ivan Torres, 29, of Scottsdale, Ariz. was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment, and three years of supervised relea...

At their regular meeting last Monday, Sequoyah County Commissioners approved a change form from Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service to add the Criminal Justice-Mental Health Court Administration...

Through November 15, Casey’s General Store is hosting a round-up promotion to raise funds and awareness for Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring a sense of self, family a...

A suspect carrying 23 pounds of marijuana was bit by a canine last Wednesday and had to be transported to the hospital, an official with the OHP reported. Sara Stewart, public info officer for OHP, sa...

“This is the reason I love our community,” Jim Rogers, Sequoyah County District 3 Commissioner said, about last Monday night’s fundraiser for a 4-year-old cancer patient which raised over $12,000. Dec...

More than 500 Oklahomans were released from prison on Nov. 4 and reunited with their families as a result of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing of their commutations. The historic release represents the large...

The Vian Lions Club 40th annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 with $100 going to the Grand Prize float of the night. This year’s theme is “Songs of the Holidays” and the Lio...

Above are some of the many items that will be sold at the Vian Lions Club Annual Silent Auction, which is being held Nov. 1 – 8, at Armstrong Bank in Vian. You can place bids from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. JES...

Big Boy Locomotive, the world’s largest steam locomotive, will conclude its 150th Anniversary Celebration with a “Great Race Across the Southwest” to include stops in Sallisaw and Gore on Nov. 16, acc...

A Cowlington man charged with second-degree burglary of a Vian store was picked up in Haskell County and later released from the Sequoyah County Jail on a $7,500 bond, according to the Sequoyah County...

God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian is currently in need of coats for the colder months ahead. The clothes closet is accepting nice coats in all sizes for men, women and children. Coat donations ca...

Vian Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) officers recently attended the Fall Leadership Conference in Norman. During the conference, students attend breakout sessions on leadership topi...

Vian fifth graders have been hard at work in their Science classes where they built their own small-scale model roller coasters using pipe insulation and marbles, and then analyzed them using the info...

The Vian Peace Center Jean Campbell Memorial Thanksgiving Meal will be held the Saturday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Info: Jackie Tyler at 918-840-9328 or Richard Tyler at 47...

The Illinois River Watershed Steering Committee will hold its first official meeting at the Cherokee Hotel & Casino on Nov. 7. The meeting will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the conference center at the...