“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience” (James 1:2-4). A trial is “a test of faith, patience, or stamina through sub...

Gans High School’s annual Donkey Basketball Game will be held Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gans High School Gym. The Gans senior class will be versing the Cherokee Nation. There will be a fu...

Vian Baptist Church Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall r...

Jasen Wright, broker/ owner of CENTURY 21 Wright Real Estate announced that Century 21 Real Estate LLC recently recognized sales affiliate Edna Kimble with the CENTURY 21 GRAND CENTURION Producer awar...

Oklahoma State University (OSU) recently released the names of the students named to the fall 2018 honor rolls. Full-time undergraduate students who completed 12 or more hours with a GPA average of 4....

The United States Attorney’s Office announced last week the results of the February 2019 Federal Grand Jury. The following named individuals have been charged with a federal crime or crimes by the ret...

The Christian Union Station I’m talking about myself, too. Are you watching your language? Are you/me/we using God’s name in vain talk? Are you watching TV, or movies that blasphemes God’s Holy name? ...

The State Board of Education (SBE) approved release of the 2018 Oklahoma School Report Cards on Feb. 28, introducing a school accountability system that corrects flaws in past iterations and provides ...

The town of Gore and public works authority held their monthly meeting Feb. 12, where they voted to accept an ordinance and resolution calling for an election for the purpose of granting a franchise t...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Donald Lee Blackbird, 59, of Vian, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment, and five years of supervised releas...

A Tahlequah man who was stopped by a DTF agent in Vian last month has now been charged with one felony count of trafficking in illegal drugs. Following an arraignment with Judge Waters on Feb. 20, Wil...

Layla Cheater, a fourth grade student at Marble City School, was recently nominated to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum “Pathways to STEM  in Texas. School officials said if Cheater chooses ...

Last Tuesday, a bill restoring 5-day school weeks was approved by the Senate Education Committee, advancing one of four agenda items of Senate Republicans who wanted to end the practice of 4-day schoo...

Following last Wednesday night’s community meeting, several students who have been involved in the Ag program and FFA organization for four years or more at Vian Public Schools spoke out about why the...

If you could shrink any animal down to mouse-sized pet, what animal would you choose? A unicorn, because that’s my dream. What would you name it? Sparkles! What would it eat? Small unicorn food. If y...

A community meeting held last Wednesday night at the Vian High School cafetorium was well attended by nearly 100 people who had questions or sparked interest concerning an upcoming school bond propos...

The Vian Board of Trustees approved several items during their regular monthly meeting last Tuesday night, including terminating an old water line and the town and public works authority’s audit repor...

Timothy Taylor, 57, of Sallisaw was charged with two felony drug counts on the same day after being stopped by the same county deputy, according to court records. Taylor was charged with unlawful poss...

A free six-week series to help local citizens better manage their money and plan their financial future kicks off March 5 at the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library. Registered participants will meet one h...

In preparation for the 67th annual Cherokee National Holiday, the tribe is seeking nominations for its esteemed National Treasure distinction. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, May 14, at 5 p.m...