Nine Vian students were selected to perform in this year’s Eastern District Honor Choirs. Area students auditioned on Sept. 21 and spent countless hours learning their parts. The day of the concert, ...

On April 15, 1872, a shootout took place in Cherokee Court in the Goingsnake District of the Cherokee Nation located within the boundaries of the old Cherokee Nation in northern Adair County. Accordi...

Hanna Medranl, 10 Vian Elementary Would you be upset if your parents ate your Halloween candy? Yes, I’d be really mad! I love candy! What do you want to be for Halloween? A unicorn, I already have my...

Officers of the Webbers Falls, Gore, Sallisaw, Gans and Muldrow FFA chapters participated in the 2019 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference on Sept. 10 at the Glenpool Conferenc...

Alexia McCarty, 10 Vian Elementary What scares you the most? Pennywise! Have you ever pulled a Halloween trick? Yes, I put a spider web on my sister’s bed and she thought it was real! Have you ever b...

The Gore High School boys’ cross country team will compete in the Class 2A regional on Saturday in Kiefer. Sophomores Ty Bliss and Erik Grimes and freshman Chance Rich of the Pirates are scheduled to...

Do you have a Halloween costume yet? Yes, I got a ghost! What is your favorite candy? Lollipops! What is Halloween for? Ghosts and candy! Do you have a Halloween costume yet? No, but I’m going to be ...

Blackgum Christian Union Church Rev. Reggie Kelley, D. Div.-CPT USA (Ret) “Come as You Are. We’re Here to Serve” The Working People’s Church. Veterans and Bikers Welcome 918-773-5971 SUNDAY Sunday Sc...

Gore’s stellar high school softball season came to an end on Friday in Fairland as the No. 18 Lady Pirates dropped a one-run decision in extra innings to No. 15 Woodland in the semifinals of the Clas...

The Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce hailed Bassnanza 2019 as a huge success. The chamber gave a special thanks to all of the sponsors, fishermen, and 5 Fish Productions. The turnout was 41 teams and a t...

What is the hardest thing about being a kid? I can’t eat ice cream whenever I want! What do you like about being a kid? I get to play with my toys. What three words do you think most describe you? Fr...

If you could grow up to be famous, what would it be for? It would be for being rich! If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do? I’d do whatever I want and scare people! What is the best ...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane said Friday that a traffic stop led to the discovery of 37 pounds of methamphetamine and the arrest of a Tennessee woman who is currently being held without bond. L...

Vian begins District 2A-5 play on Friday when the Class 2A No. 7 Wolverines travel to Spiro to take on the unbeaten Bulldogs. Kickoff inside McClain Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Wolverines imp...

If you could change one rule, what would it be? That I could go to my grandparent’s house whenever I wanted! Of all the thing you’re learning, what will be most useful as an adult? Times and math, th...

Vian Elementary students raised $204.70 during the Summer Box Tops Challenge for Vian PTO. The top eight winners were Gavin Herod, Lucy Webb, Lance Jordan, Xander Smith, Sadie Richardson, Parker Rich...

Gunnar Daniel, 10 Vian Elementary If you could grow up to be famous, what would it be for? Singing. If you were invisible for a day, what would you do? Play Mindcraft all day! What’s the best gift yo...

A 38-year-old Vian man has been reported missing by his family, who has also offered a reward to information leading to his safe return. Vian Police Chief Mark Fisher said David W. Johnson, Jr., also...

What an event! The Gore Back 2 School Bash was a wonderful success. The turnout was great and the weather was wonderful. But it was the school and students who were blessed the most. You don’t know w...