"It’s been a long four months of 2020, and the truth is we don’t know what the next four months will look like. The impact of COVID-19 is being seen everywhere, especially in elderly populations. Whe...

Caitlyn Greene, Darlene Risley, Dylan Rudick,Amber Risley getting ready to serve lunch. SUBMITTED PHOTO Amber Crews, Dylan Rudick, Macinda Rudick SUBMITTED PHOTO Caitlyn Greene SUBMITTED PHOTO Domini...

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Executive Director David Jackson sees a return of high school sports this fall. Jackson recently used a Zoom videoconference to update the media. He a...

Of all the things you’re learning, what will be the most useful as an adult? Reading because you always have to read. What’s the hardest thing about being a kid? Chores! If you could grow up to be fa...

“Hudson the Strong” is at it again! Hudson Jag Hartman has been selected for the second year to be one of those featured in the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Buddy Walk Times Square Presentat...

Adrianna Elbon, 23, said she was a senior at Vian High School when she decided she wanted to become a physician. Growing up in a family of nurses and teachers, she said her mother influenced her earl...

A new world-record paddlefish has again been pulled from Keystone Lake near Tulsa, less than a month after the previous world record was snagged in the same lake by a client of the same fishing guide...

Former Gore High School baseball standouts James Bane and Drake Foster signed letters of intent to play college baseball at Bacone College on Friday inside the Gore Event Center. Bane, Foster and the...

What happens to a large number of dogs once they’ve been removed from an unhealthy environment? Last week, two individuals were arrested and charged with animal cruelty after authorities discovered t...

If you were a super hero what would your costume look like? A rainbow! What would your power be? Id make the sunshine come up and rainbows! What would you want to be called? Rainbow Girl! If you were...

A Vian man who was listed in critical condition due to injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle collision in Vian near the Dollar General on July 3, passed away on July 11. Funeral services for Raymond...

When Adam Warren, 34, was growing up in Webbers Falls he didn’t intend on going to medical school, he was more interested in going to pharmacy school. “I think I was in middle school when I decided I...

Tipp sumpter Age 6, vian What do you love most about yourself? I love that I’m strong . What do you went to be when you grow up? I want to be a cowboy ! What made you smile today? I smiled while I wa...

Karma Patton Age 6, Vian Where is your favorite place to eat? It’s Taco Bell! What is your favorite foods? Hard tacos are my favorite. What do you not like to eat? I just love tacos! Tacos are life! ...

Two South Carolina residents were arrested and charged last Tuesday following a traffic stop in Vian. Michael S. Mayes, Jr., 38, and Reva Caudill, 33, both of Seneca, were each charged with possessio...

Sequoyah County voters left little doubt as to who they wanted to continue to be their sheriff for the next four years by giving Sheriff Larry Lane, Jr., a wide margin of victory over his two opponen...

Avery Fenton Age 9, Gore What do you like about summer? Spending days outside and going places to swim and play! What do you not like about summer? Face sunburns! Are you ready to go back to school? ...

Coy Knickerbocker Age 8, Vian If you could make one rule that everyone at school/daycare had to follow, what would it be? Be respectful to everyone! Where is your favorite place in the world? Nana’s ...

Rory Garrison Age 3, Gore Would you rather slide down a slide or swing on a swing? Slide down! What is your favorite summer activity? Staying together with my family. If you could make up a new ice c...

Around 75 people gathered Friday afternoon in the downtown Anna Bell Farmer Park and gazebo for a peaceful protest picnic. Those attending (ABOVE AND BELOW) made and held up signs to motorists that r...