The Vian High School Choir will have a car-wash fundraiser on Saturday, August 17 from 8 a.m. to ? at Armstrong Bank in Vian. Cost is $5 per carwash and there will be a bake sale going on at the same ...

Immigration Nebert Adala had a tough decision to make in 2014 when he found out his work visa would not be renewed. Adala, a Kenyan immigrant, had arrived in the country about five years earlier and j...

On July 29, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed the finding of vesicular stomatitis virus, also known as VSV, at a premise in Tillman county. This horse showed erosions...

One of the most recognized and successful outlaw bands in the country was successful in combining Woody Guthrie’s conscience and Waylon Jennings’ panache into a sound Red Dirt fans have come to recogn...

Sheriff’s deputies and investigators were able to recover over a half million dollars worth of stolen property last week, which resulted in the arrests of two Gans men, according to Sequoyah County S...

Recently, I found a photo I had been looking for all summer. It was taken in front of Blackgum First Baptist Church sometime in the late 1950s. In the picture are Edith Anderson, Irma Ridge-way and O...

One of the reasons I pursue office was because of the state of our K-12 education system in Oklahoma. Education is critical to the future of our children, families and state as a whole. The majority o...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane, Jr. said although his inmate work crew has had a busy summer, they’ve also been busy giving back to local communities in the county since the program began. In Dece...

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, …Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and don...

Vian Baptist Church 1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. The Boy and the Fireflies. An inexperienced boy, one night through lonely paths returning, H a d taken to guide his steps...

Vian United Methodist Church There are four things that the Bible says about communication. First, let your yes be yes and your no be no! Matthew 5:37 (NIV) 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘...

I often vision turning back the clock, To an age I played without shoes or socks. A period of time I was a worry free kid, My mind returns often to events I did. I had siblings and many cousins, too, ...

The Christian Union Station You cannot work your way to Heaven—but you must work! Several religious institutions, born again—confessing that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior—living in Him and Him ...

Cookson Hill Electric Cooperative, Inc. sponsored four area students on an unforgettable chance-of-a-lifetime trip this summer. The Oklahoma Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. was June 14 through 20. Repr...

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. ...

Qualified high school juniors can get a jump on their college education with tuition-free enrollment in concurrent courses at Connors State College. Over recent years, Connors State College has waived...

Tidy up Tenkiller is a community-generated effort to sustain Lake Tenkiller’s natural beauty. The 3-day event is scheduled for August 15, 16 and 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Due to the most recent floodin...

Cassidy Criddle of Vian has been named a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, The Health Preprofessional Honor Society. Some functions of the society include encouraging and recognizing academic excellence ...

Jace Kendrick, 4 Vian Elementary How would the world be different if animals could talk? I wouldn’t eat them! What makes you happy? Riding my bike. If you could grow up to be famous, what would it be...

In 1839, Tahlequah became the official capital of Cherokee Nation, but it wasn’t the first Cherokee capital in Indian Territory. A new exhibit at Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum is sharing more about the olde...