A Vian man faces several charges following a home visit that was requested at his residence by Sequoyah County Drug Court. Amos G. Wright, Jr., 35, has been charged with battery/assault and battery on...

The town of Gore and public works authority held their regularly monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8 in the Gore Municipal Building. Gore Mayor Ryan Callison called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. with the...

Vian High School senior Kaycee Haning signed a national letter of intent to play college softball at Connors State College in Warner last Wednesday morning inside Traw Fieldhouse. “I’m pretty excited,...

With the start of a new year, the State Election Board is encouraging Oklahomans everywhere to make a resolution to get registered and vote. “Whether you just turned 18 or have been eligible to vote f...

The town of Vian will be holding a non-partisan general election, Tuesday, April 2. There will be three Board of Trustee seats (Seats 3, 4 and 5) open for a term of four years to expire in 2023; and o...

Members of the Old Sallisaw High School Association (OSHSA) will have a Valentine’s Day fish fry from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 14. The event will be held at the OSHSA Black Diamond Event Center at 22...

The TSET Board of Directors last Tuesday approved grants for communities across the state that have passed policies to improve health and quality of life of residents through the TSET Healthy Incentiv...

Vian Middle School kicked off its GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) partnership with the University of Oklahoma’s K20 Center for Educational and Community Ren...

We have started our classroom competition and the top classes who collect the most will get to have an ice cream party in the spring. The contest will run from now until Feb. 15, 2019. The PTO is exc...

U.S. Air Force Airman Joshua D. Storment has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lack-land, San Antonio, Tex. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that in...

In last week’s issue, the story titled, “Gore Man Found With 749 Images Of Child Porn On Phone,” it should have read that John K. Polk has been incarcerated since 2016.

A cup stacking challenge was held in Mrs. Cunningham’s first grade class at Gore Elementary. Students were given 10 cups to stack without failing and quickly learned that stacking was not as easily do...

Sequoyah County Commissioners plan to award a bid to demolish the old Remer’s Slaughter House located on the southwest corner of Dwight Mission Road and U.S. Highway 64 west of Sallisaw. However, the ...

Vian Youth Baseball (VYB) will have a meeting Sunday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. at the Vian Police Station. A coach from each team or a team representative must be present. VYB is looking to add a couple board...

Hometown Oklahoma Development, LLC has filed a civil suit against Love’s Country Stores, Inc. in regards to two acres of land purchased by the company over 20 years ago, where a Restrictive Covenant a...

At what age is a person an adult? Age 18, because they can live on their own. If you could change one rule, what would it be? That I wouldn’t have to clean my room! Of all the things you’re learning,...

The Vian Board of Trustees discussed several items during their regular monthly meeting last Monday night and unanimously voted to hire a new full-time officer for the Vian Police Department following...

Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging announces the availability of Older Americans Act Title III funding.  EODD AAA will be accepting proposals to provide Outreach Services, Nati...

Vian Town Administrator Keith Boshers said the town will be hosting a winter cleanup on regularly scheduled trash days for Vian residents, Tuesday, Jan. 29 and Wednesday, Jan. 30. The cleanup is for V...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Vicky Hilden, 46, Muldrow: Child neglect. Jerek Pettit, 23, Salli-saw: Domestic A&B with ...