Mason Napper, 7 Vian Elementary If you were a super hero, what would your power be? My power would be strength! What colors would your costume be? Yellow and green. What would your name be? Toop! Ray...

Sallisaw Police Officers Coty Biles and Devin Harriman will return to duty immediately after District Attorney Jack Thorp issued a letter last Monday saying he declined to prosecute the pair in conne...

Vian Mayor Dennis Fletcher said Vian’s Summer Games were a huge success on Saturday, with around 300 people attending. Fletcher said everyone enjoyed a day of family fun and participating in the corn...

Outdoors The iconic Canada goose is the subject for the current Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp design competition, which is now accepting entries. Artists have until 4:30 p.m. Aug. 1 to submit artwork for ...

The Gore Little League Cheerleaders held a car wash on Sunday, June 9. Donations will go to help purchase uniforms and poms. The girls had a fun time and would like to thank everyone who stopped by t...

Noah Hallmark, 8 Vian Elementary How would the world be different if animals could talk? Very weird. Would you cheat on a test if you knew you wouldn’t get caught? Only if I knew I wouldn’t get caugh...

Backyard gardens and flowerbeds are buzzing with bees this spring and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is asking Oklahomans to share sightings of a specific bee, the American bumble b...

Alexander Graham, 6 Vian Elementary What do you plan to do this summer? Go fishing and swimming! Do you think summer break is long enough? No, I think it should be longer. What is your favorite thing...

Zac Rogers and Trey Slate may no longer live in Sequoyah County but they never forgot where they came from. Through the game of basketball Rogers and Slate were able to give back to the community in ...

After breaking loose again Thursday, two runaway barges struck the Webbers Falls Lock and Dam and sank about 11:55 a.m. Authorities had been attempting to wrangle two runaway barges Thursday morning ...

The Reading Counts Contest for Vian High School ended for the semester on May 8. The top point earners for each grade were freshmen - Brock Morris, sophomore - Mackenzie Bethel, junior - Tatiana Deth...

ABOVE: Main Street in Vian was shut down Monday and Tuesday for a free Legacy basketball camp, which was spearheaded by Vian alumni Zac Rogers. Rogers took the first 175 kids that signed up as partic...

Journey Sullivan, 6 Vian Elementary What was your favorite thing about school this year? Playing in centers. How much do you think your learned? 70! What are you looking forward to at school next yea...

The Vian Sluggers recently won the Big Basin Baseball Midseason T-Ball Tournament in Muldrow. Muldrow Youth Baseball hosted the tournament. The Vian Wolverines finished third in the recent Big Basin ...

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Congratulations to Vian Public School’s Teachers of the Year: Kristle Walden - Elementary, Hillary Clark - Middle School, and Brooke Tracy - High School. These teachers were honored at a luncheon and...

At what age is a person an adult? Age 18 because they already have a license, car, job and bank account! If you could change one rule at your house, what would it be? That my dog could sleep with me....

Gore senior Aubrey Akin was recently selected to play in Eastern Oklahoma State College’s 47th annual Kiamichi All-Star Classic on May 28-29 in Wilburton. Akin was chosen by area coaches to represent...

The following are the winners of Gore’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt, held Saturday, April 20, sponsored by the Gore Chamber of Commerce and Town of Gore.

Vian Elementary Principal Kathy Wingo announced last week that Halli Russell and Gabriel Wilson have been named 2018-2019 Students of Today for fifth grade, and third grade teacher Kristle Walden was...