Saphira Leonardo, 10 Vian Elementary Why does school get out for Spring Break? Because we work hard so they give us a break! What did you do? Sleep in, watch TV and go to the store with my dad. Do yo...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Robert Baldridge, 33, Sallisaw: Maiming. Scott Barry, 53, Oro Valley, Ariz.: Trafficking ...

A chicken and dumpling dinner fundraiser has been scheduled for the Hughes Family, Sunday, March 31. The fundraiser will be held at the Vian School Cafetorium beginning at 1 p.m. Proceeds will go to J...

A Vian man has been charged with felony embezzlement after he scrapped a Ford Escape he was supposed to have been working on after allegedly finding drugs inside. Ricky Eugene Jeremiah Johnson, 33, wa...

A woman had to be airlifted to a Tulsa hospital last Monday evening for her injuries after she was struck by a truck in her driveway. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Sheldon Dobbs reported a little af...

State police arrested a 74-year-old Arizona man for trafficking in illegal drugs after he was found to be in possession of over 5,000 THC cartridges during a routine traffic stop. Stephen B. Parent of...

Quilt Madness, sponsored by the Gore Scrap Happy Quilters, will be held Friday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brooks Cawhorn Gymnasium, located at...

Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma will be at Gardenwalk Apartments in Vian for a free, mobile pantry food distribution on Thursday, April 4 beginning at 11 a.m. at the apartment complex, 208 N. ...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane said authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred Friday at around 4 p.m. at a residence southeast of Sallisaw that left one individual dead. Lane reported...

The 2nd annual Gore Main St. Social will be held Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you are interested in a booth, contact Kim Summerlin or Linda Big-horse.  

One Vian police officer’s resignation was accepted and another was given a six month leave of absence following an executive session at last Monday night’s Town of Vian and public works authority meet...

Four members of the Christie family from Vian visited Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter at the state capitol on Tuesday, March 12, to personally thank him for penning a letter of support to the Vi...

The man charged with the strangulation death of Larry Lane, Sr., father of Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane, Jr. was bound over for trial last Monday in Cherokee County Court in Tahlequah. Richard “...

Tristan Williams, 9 Vian Elementary What are taxes? Money you can send to others and give to the bank. What does the President of the United States do? Helps people when they have complaints, goes ar...

A chicken and dumpling dinner fundraiser has been scheduled for the Hughes Family, Sunday, March 31. The fundraiser will be held at the Vian School Cafetorium beginning at 1 p.m. Proceeds will go to J...

Jason Carter, owner and operator of Vian Pharmacy, said construction is finally moving forward on the lot near Vian Public Schools that will be the new location of Vian Pharmacy. Carter said the new b...

Misty Reason said she had been gone from her house for about 30 minutes to go with a friend to pay bills when she learned her house, located at 220 Suzanne Street in Vian, which she shares with her da...

According to a letter sent last week from ODOT’s Environmental Division to area property owners and utility companies, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has scheduled a public open hous...

The Gore Scrap Happy Quilters will be having a quilt show on Friday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brooks Cawhorn Gymnasium located at Winn and 3...

Ricky Eugene Jeremiah Johnson, 33, of Vian faces a felony charge of domestic abuse – assault and battery following an altercation that was initially reported to local police. Johnson was formally char...