If you were like me at lunchtime last Thursday, you were in shock at the news of the passing of professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan at the age of 71 from a heart attack. “The Hulkster,” in my mind ...

Oklahoma City Thunder players Jaylin Williams, holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy for winning the 2025 National Basketball Association Finals last month, and Isaiah Joe celebrate with the crowd who was ...

The Vian Lockett Wrestling Camp took place last week at the Vian Community Center. The left photo is of the youngest group of campers.

Top photograph, campers work on takedown techniques under the tutelage of guest instructor Cole Mayfield, far left, who ended his high school career as a three-time state champion and will be wrestlin...

Bareback Bronc Riding — 1. Cooper Mullican, 71 points. Bull Riding — 1. Landon Linder, 80 points. Tie-Down Roping — 1. Britt Driggers, 9.7 seconds; 2. Jace Woods, 10.9; 3. Derek Goff, 11.0; 4.Jarvis D...

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Tetra Tech are mapping the spread of invasive black carp throughout the Mississippi River basin in a program c...

History was made in the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which took place July 15 at Atlanta’s Truist Park. MLB had a plan to make sure there was not a lengthy, multiple-inning All-Star Game ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three Gore Pirates track athletes, Weston Cunningham, Trenton Cunningham and Devon Mannon, participated in the United States Region 9 Junior Olympic Track Meet on July 11-12, in whi...

The celebration just keeps going for the 2025 National Basketball Association Finals champion Oklahoma City Thunder. B esides OKC having a special day for each player and coach throughout most of the ...

Campers go one at a time through an agility drill, which ended with tackling a pair of tackle dummies during Day 1 of the 2025 Gore Pirate Youth Summer Football Camp, which took place last Wednesday m...

It will be a special day for former Roland Rangers and Arkansas Razorbacks baseball player Jaxon Wiggins. Wiggins will be one of the National League All-Stars in Saturday afternoon’s Major League Base...

July 10 All fluent Cherokee speakers are invited to a free monthly luncheon held from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. every second Thursday of the month and hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Department at t...

Among the numerous charttopping songs by famed pop group Kool and the Gang is “Celebration.” There indeed was one June 24 in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Thunder, who won the 2025 National Basketb...

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma point guard Jeremiah Fears was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the seventh overall pick in the 2025 National Basketball Association Draft lat Wednesday night ...

The Vian Wolverines Age 8-and-Younger OK Kids baseball team qualified for last week’s state tournament in Clinton. Front row, from left — Players Lawson Christie, Lucas Schmidt, Brandon Taylor and Eli...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Adou Thiero was selected in the second round as the 36th overall pick of the 2025 National Basketball Association Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday to become the 47th Razorb...

In Vian, football is more than just a game. Football is something the community centers around. For generations, Vian Wolverine football has brought the town together, gathered under the Friday night ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Gore Pirates Youth Wrestling and River Valley Freestyle Academy wrestler Jaydan Gates placed seventh at 175 pounds in the 2025 Freestyle Nationals, which took place Friday through...

The Vian Wolverines Age 12-and-Younger OK Kids Baseball Team played in last week’s state tournament in Weatherford, where they finished fifth. Front row, from left — Players Creede Prier, Laken Pack, ...

Vian’s Michael Polecat takes a swing at a pitch during the Wolverines’ summer league game on June 24 in Cameron.