Armstrong Bank in Vian wanted to help Vian students and teachers prepare for the new school year, so the bank collected school supply wish lists from teachers and staff at all three campuses at Vian P...

Jessie Young is one of this year’s recipients of the Vian Community Foundation’s Vian’s Favorite Sons & Daughters awards. She was presented with her award on July 3 at St. John Stadium. Young was born...

The Cherokee Nation will host the 67th Cherokee National Holiday Aug. 30 – Sept. 1, when more than 100,000 visitors travel to Tahlequah to experience the annual celebration of history, culture and art...

Family, friends and local and state officials gathered on the parking lot next to Padgett’s Barber Shop in Sallisaw last Saturday to surprise and honor two men, Dewey Padgett and Wayne Merrill, who a...

When law enforcement officers take an oath to protect and serve, they know at some point they may have to put their own lives on the line during the call of duty. Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Investigat...

Round Mountain Community Church Last week we gave several and definitions of righteousness but when you get right down to it, righteousness is simply ‘A good position with God.’ Whether people realize...

The annual “Meet the Wolverines” is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Aug. 22 inside Vian High School’s St. John Stadium. The event for the Vian community and other Wolverine fans includes a meet-and-gr...

Carl Albert State College (CASC) is offering a free community-education class this fall to teach students the foundation of the English language.   The class will be each Monday evening throughout the...

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program serves residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and residential care homes. The Ombudsman Program serves these residents by visiting residents, inves...

The Blackgum Fire Department will have a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 31, from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Black-gum Community Building, located 2 1/3 miles West of McQuicks on Hwy 100 or ½ mile East o...

Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma will be at Gardenwalk Apartments in Vian for a free, mobile pantry food distribution on Friday, August 23 beginning at 11 a.m. at the apartment complex, 208 N. ...

Gore Public Schools will be hosting their fourth annual Back 2 School Bash from 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, August 17 at Ray Fine Park in Gore. “This free event is focused on bringing the community and Go...

Sequoyah County District Attorney Jack Thorp said last Wednesday following a bomb threat to the Cherokee Nation tag office in Sallisaw, the person responsible for the threat “will be prosecuted to the...

Beginning in August, Baptist Health-Fort Smith will offer free childbirth education classes for area mothers to give them the confidence and support they need to enjoy their baby’s arrival. The classe...

The Christian Union Station I’d like to ask my readers this question: How many of you have trouble with what Jesus said, “Turn the other cheek”? My military mind tends to, when I’m offended, go”How ca...

Cherokee Nation is now accepting grant applications for its fall education tours. The sponsored tours provide an exclusive look at Cherokee Nation’s rich history and culture. Applications are accepted...

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has released the list of students receiving degrees and certificates during the spring 2019 semester. Conferred were the Master of Science, Bachelor of Applied ...

Within the next 120 days, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting emergency dredging to open up the navigation channels, not only for commercial traffic, but to allow salvage crews passage...