The Board of Education of Vian Public Schools hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 1 seat on the Vian Board of Education may file to...

State Superintendent of Schools Lindel Fields said he’ll abandon his predecessor’s attempt to buy Bibles for public schools and wants a legal challenge over the Bibles dismissed. Fields, appointed thi...

Pam Robinson of Webbers Falls was able to capture a photograph of this tree after it caught fire after being struck by lightning during Saturday’s storms.

The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (OFE) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Academic All-State class. Each year, OFE honors 100 public high school seniors as Academic All-Staters. Students...

A Tahlequah woman was injured last Monday afternoon when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole along Hwy. 82, according to an accident report issued by Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Troopers said ...

Join OSU Sequoyah County Extension for a prescribed burn meeting at 12 noon on November 10, at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds. They will be covering the benefits of prescribed burning, how to create ...

Oklahoma is ranked No. 1 in the nation. Unfortunately, when it comes to domestic violence, it’s for all the wrong reasons. That’s why the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) advocates have reached out to Sequ...

Senator Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, was recently presented the Liberty Bell Award by the Oklahoma District Attorney’s Association for his legislative efforts to protect Oklahoma’s children. “I would...

Cherokee Nation Public Health has scheduled several Cherokee cultural activities in October at Vian City Lake. The following events will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays: Oct. 23 – Intro to S...

American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) has presented three Oklahoma legislators—Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01)—with the National Association of Mutual...

Vian High School senior cheerleader Halli Russell was named to the 2025 Oklahoma Cheer Coaches Association East All-State Cheerleading Team last week. Russell and the rest of the East All-State cheerl...

The 30th McKey Alumni Reunion was held October 4, in McKey. McKey Grade School started in 1908 and continued to 1962. The wooden frame school burned in 1939. The old WPA rock school was built in 1940 ...

You missed it. Unless you were among the few dozen who attended the Chris O’Dell lecture at Stigler Public Library (SPL), you missed the chance of a lifetime. O’Dell spoke about her life and book, Mis...

The Cherokee Nation Angel Project is now accepting applications online through the Gadugi Portal until October 30. Eligible Cherokee Nation citizens must be registered on the tribe’s online Gadugi Por...

If you ask Becky Partain where she learned the value of hard work, she won’t point to a classroom or a corporate office—she’ll point to the racetrack where she grew up. Her parents trained and raised ...

After nearly 400 creative name submissions and more than 2,100 votes cast statewide, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is proud to announce the winners of its Snowplow Naming Contest. From “Cl...

Registration is open for Oklahoma State University Extension’s annual Winter Crops School. This year’s event will be held Dec. 16-17 at OSU’s Agricultural Hall. Space is limited to the first 160 regis...

First Missionary Baptist Church in Vian is celebrating their 133rd church anniversary at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26. Pastor Mack Jackson, III, said the church was established in 1892 and everyone is...

So a couple weeks ago I went to my 45th year class reunion. I was not sure what to expect, since I had not been to a reunion since the 10 year reunion (35 years ago!). As I expected there were a lot o...

There will be a revival with Randall Christy of The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Ark. Christy, The Great Passion Play owner, will be speaking at Fellowship Baptist Church, at 474374 E 980 Rd....