The pastor of the Abundant Life church in Sallisaw is inviting area churches and gospel groups to take part in a Gospel Singing for Moffett Flood Victims tentatively scheduled for July 20. Pastor John...

Four area eighth graders started their summer improving their leadership skills, making new friends, and having lots of fun. The students attended “Youth Power” Energy Camp May 28-31 at Canyon Camp ju...

Seth Davis, 6 Vian Elementary If you could grow up to be famous, what would it be for? Playing baseball. If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do? Stay up all night and play! What is th...

A Sallisaw man and two area juveniles were arrested last week after Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane placed a motion camera at the scene of a breaking and entering/burglary investigation and caught ...

After a long awaited appointment process, the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) officially met for the first time on June 20. The public meeting was held at the U.S. Department of the Treasury...

Many residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and residential care facilities struggle with the feeling that they have given up much of their ability to make choices for themselves and control the...

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has released the Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester, according to Dr. Georgia Hale, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Students with a 4.0 ...

A Marble City man who is charged with two counts of first degree murder after setting fire to his mother and grandmother on June 5 may face the death penalty, according to Sequoyah County District Att...

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings are held in Gore from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cornerstone Tabernacle, 401 W. 8th St., Gore. For more information call 918-489-2155, 918-571-3353, 1-800-932-8677 or visi...

On June 10-11 students from the Carl Albert State College (CASC) Talent Search program visited Norman for an overnight campus visit.  Students lunched on Campus Corner, toured the University, dined in...

National Call Center for Homeless Vets Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness—and their family members, friends and supporters—can call 1-877-4AID VET (877-424-3838) to speak with traine...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Dalton Beller, 26, Muldrow: Harboring fugitive from justice. John Blakey, 57, Poteau: Sex...

APPLICATION DEADLINE JULY 12 During the spring of 2019, extensive amounts of rainfall created flooding in many Oklahoma river bottoms and their tributaries and caused unprecedented destruction over a ...

>> Jerry Caughman, left, of the Vian Lions Club is shown presenting the Centennial Membership Award to Carol Armstrong for recruiting and retention of Lions Club members. (submitted photo)

Top students from 45 academic programs at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith were given accolades for their work when they received Academic Excellence Awards from the university. Along with the ...

Sequoyah County Commissioners approved an Emergency Disaster Proclamation for Sequoyah County during their regular meeting last Monday. It was noted the proclamation was required by FEMA which provide...

A total of 750 high school seniors have enrolled for the 2019 fall semester at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) as part of the first four sessions of the New Student Orientation Program ...

The Friends of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library are raising funds to purchase a new digital information sign for the library. The state-of-the-art sign will stand outside the library and will be use...

Carl Albert State College (CASC) recently released the students on the Vice President’s Honor Roll for students who maintained a 3.00-3.99 GPA throughout the 2019 spring semester. Bunch: Gregory Bunch...

Blackgum Harvestime Sewing Sisters will be hosting their 11th Annual Quilt Show on July 26 and 27, 2019. The show will be held Blackgum Harvestime Church Activity Building, 451558 E 0980 Rd. Vian. Sho...