Baptist Health-Fort Smith recently opened a newly remodeled pediatric unit thanks to the creativity of a local nurse and a donation from the Baptist Health-Fort Smith Auxiliary. The auxiliary donated...

How old do you think your grandmother or grandfather is? I think my grandma is 26 and my grandpa is 24. What do you think they do when you’re not around? I think they just go out somewhere to eat and...

Vian’s high school basketball teams split their season openers on Tuesday night at Hulbert as the Lady Wolverines topped the Lady Riders 71-32 while the Wolverines dropped a 47-39 decision to the Rid...

The District A-8 coaches recently honored several Gore High School football players and head coach Brandon Tyler with All-District recognition. Zane Craighead (Co-MVP), Gunner Dozier (Co-Back of the ...

Dinosaurs Anne-Paige, 3rd place in Commercial Gore Hardware, 2nd place Sloan Farms, Best theme Sloan Farms, Best theme  

Fifth Grade: From left, Weston Cunningham, Trenton Cunningham, Eli Munson and Addison Brake. Third Grade: From left, Kailee Haney, Taylor Kinion, Cale Cox and Dalton Morris. First Grade: From left, E...

Malena Kate Holcomb Age 5, Vian When does Santa Claus come? When it’s Christmas. Who is your favorite reindeer and why? Rudolph, the reindeer with a red nose! His nose looks like a red rose, and his ...

Vian’s annual Downtown in December was held Thursday evening in downtown Vian. See additional photos on page 10 of this issue. AMIE CATO-REMER | NEWS

Ron and Martha Morris of Vian will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Fri., Dec. 18, 2020. The couple were married in Big Spring, Texas, by Ron’s late father, Claude Morris. Together th...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane might have been exhausted last Wednesday afternoon after the rescue of four missing children north of Vian, but he made it a point to stop by and check on the child...

How long does it take to make dinner? Five minutes. What is your favorite food? Cheeseburger with lettuce, cheese, meat, pickle, reddish stuff and mustard. What is one food you would never eat? Nana’...

Gore’s high school basketball teams will travel to Savanna next week to compete in the Freedom Ford Shootout. The Pirates will take on Class A No. 11 Caddo at 8 p.m. on Monday and the Lady Pirates wi...

Two Epic Charter School students from Sallisaw were among the winners of a visual art exhibit (competition) sponsored by Epic Charter School in Oklahoma City. A photograph submitted by Sayde Anderson...

TULSA–After trailing 34-8 at the half, Class 2A No. 1 Vian scored 14 unanswered points in the first six minutes of the third period on Friday night inside Metro Christian Stadium but the comeback fel...

GORE — Gore couldn’t stop Woodland quarterback Nate Lockert in Friday night’s Class A playoff game. Lockert rushed for four touchdowns and threw for another as the Cougars defeated Gore 38-18 at Gore...

Canyon Nicolette Age 4, Vian If you had your own country, what would it be called? Cowboy! What colors would your flag be? Blue and red. What three laws would people in your country have to follow? C...

Caizley Nichols Age 8, Vian If you had your own country, what would it be called? Nicolette! What colors would What colors would your flag be? Blue, pink and yellow! What are three laws people in you...

GORE–The Pirates’ Zane Craighead and Gunner Dozier rushed for a combined 298 yards and Christian O’Connor kicked three field goals on Friday night inside K.G. Horn Stadium as unbeaten Class A Gore op...

Vian running back Javyn Wright rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns on Friday night inside St. John Stadium as the Class 2A No. 2 Wolverines opened postseason action with a 46-7 win over Atoka. T...