Hanah Karnes, 11 Vian Elementary What did you like best about Halloween? I got to dress up and get candy. What did you do for Halloween? Dressed up, went to Sallisaw and got lots of candy! What did y...

Gore Elementary fifth grade students enjoyed a day of hands on learning and physical activity at the Orr Family Farm. Activities included human foosball, giant checkers and chess games, tire mountain,...

The Christian Union Station Dinosaurs! This word, which means terrible lizard, was first introduced in 1842. Yes, the word dinosaur doesn’t appear in the Bible, but the words dragon, leviathan, and be...

The Isbell Family from Savannah, Tenn., will be in concert at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Family Life Center, 2710 W. Cherokee Ave., Sallisaw. Members of the Isbell Family are Eric, Rachel, Autumn and Kaleb....

Vian United Methodist Church Do you remember hearing about the 12 spies that Moses sent to spy out the Promised Land, and then came back with their discouraging report? As you may remember, 10 of them...

The Vian Lions Club will be hosting a silent auction, Nov. 1 through 9 inside the lobby of Armstrong Bank, Vian branch. Anyone wishing to drop off donated items for the auction are asked to do so by F...

The Sequoyah County Historical Society made their annual fall trip Oct. 11. Sixteen members boarded a KiBois bus at their Sallisaw museum. The members traveled to Poteau to visit the Le-Flore County H...

AT LEFT: A Texas man was transported to an area hospital last Wednesday afternoon for injuries after his vehicle rolled down an embankment off US Interstate-40 at the Carlisle exit, near the 291 mile ...

The Board of Education of Marble City Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 3 seat on the Board of Education m...

Vian Baptist Church Way back in the history of our nation there lived a man named Jonathan Edwards. He was a simple preacher. He did not use drama or perform as if he were in a theater. He used the Bi...

“Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.” “He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.” “In God is my salvation and my glory; The ro...

The Vian Lions Club 40th annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be held Thursday, Dec. 6. Line-up starts at 5:30 pm, judging at 5:45 p.m. and the parade will begin at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is “Home...

Blackgum Harvestime Church Sewing Sisters invite you to attend their first “A Past & Present Christmas Quilt Show” to be held Friday, Nov. 9 and 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5. The quilt en...

A California woman is hoping a photograph she found in her late mother’s belongings can be returned to a family member of one of the men pictured in the photo. Loretta McCullough Langston, 70, of Stoc...

Cherokee Nation will be having the District 5 & 6 community meeting and dinner on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. at Sallisaw Middle School Cafeteria, hosted by District 5 Tribal Councilor E.O. “Junior” Sm...

The McKey Grade School held their 24th reunion on Oct. 6. Former students and families arrived with big smiles and hugs, arms filled with food and pictures to enjoy a day back at their old 78-year-old...

Tenkiller Family Chiropractic had their grand opening for their new office in Keys. They offer a range of care to improve your overall quality of life. On your first visit they provide a consultation...

A Sallisaw woman working as a home health care assistant has been charged with four felony counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of exploitation by caretaker after it was discovered she...

Sequoyah County Commissioners approved the Low Water Bridge state project which will include grade, drain and the actual bridge and surface during last Monday’s regular weekly meeting. Steve Carter, D...

Vian Schools Vian Public School will host a Veterans Day Breakfast and Program on Friday, Nov. 9. The FCCLA members, under the direction of family consumer science instructor, Mrs. Stephanie Bennett, ...