A wanted Vian sex offender was arrested earlier this month after authorities discovered who he was following a Salli-saw traffic stop. Charles L. Woolsey, 31, of Vian, has been formally charged with f...

A Vian couple have been arrested and one charged after a deputy served a warrant on a female and drugs were found on the man. Chance J. Gilbert, 33, was charged on Dec. 11 with unlawful possession of ...

November Citations Samuel Anderson: Fail to stop at sign. Kandreika Bailey: Speeding 11-15 over. Ravindran Balakinsnan: Speeding 11-15 over. Matthew Ball: Speeding 11-15 over. Andrew Lee Barr: Speedin...

God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian will be closed for the month of January, but if there is an emergency you can call Raymond or Ruby at 918-705-1251, or Anna at 405-395-7622. The clothes closet w...

Services for Wanda Edwards, 73, of Vian were held Fri., Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Steve Spyres officiating. Burial followed in Garden of Memories Cemetery in ...

November Citations James W. Smith: Driving in a manner not reasonable or proper. Todd Smith: Driving wrong way on one-way road. Randall J. Thomas: Theft of public utilities. Ismael Sandoval: Speeding ...

Dylan Haning, Brett McElhaney, Tuff Trotter and Ely Smith successfully broke 51 out of a possible 60 clay targets to earn them a third place overall ranking in the Oklahoma State FFA Sporting Clays co...

All news and advertising for the Dec. 26, 2018 issue is due by Thursday at 10 a.m. Our office will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 for the Christmas holiday.

On Sunday evening, Vian residents and the family of Capt. Neil S. Bynum, who has been missing in action since October 1969, were able to see the semi truck that carries his memory from state to state ...

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) is accepting applications online for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The federally-funded program helps income-eligible families...

What does your family do for Christmas? Open presents, watch Christmas movies and we give my parents a picture of us. What is Christmas? A holiday. What do you want for Christmas? A real horse with g...

Abraham Lincoln was right about the continuation of the United States in his day. He said in his Lyceum speech, in 1838, “At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it e...

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of Richard L. Webster of Vian after he reportedly took a chainsaw from a Vian shop building without the owner’s permission. He was charged on Nov. 16 wit...

Not everyone is feeling merry and bright during the holiday season. Vian United Methodist Church invites you to a special service of reflection and hope on Friday, Dec. 21, beginning at 7 p.m.

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Deborah Bradley, 49, Sallisaw: Unlawful poss.of CD with intent to distribute; Falsely per...

Martha Keck, better known as “Granny” or “Granny Keck,” is retiring from Wolverine Den of Kids Learning Center after taking care of most of Vian’s children for the past 20 plus years. Granny first wor...

Most of us have spoken or heard the phrase, “Oh that word is just on the tip of my tongue.” These aggravating and sometimes embarrassing language disconnects, called “tip-of-the-tongue” lapses, may b...

Vian Elementary is pleased to announce it has received a $4,000 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation to provide an outdoor classroom. The grant is part of the Classroom En...

Vian United Methodist Church Luke 1:26-38 (NIV) 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man...