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Trustees approve ballfield upgrades, pay raises
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
February 18, 2026
Improvements to a local ballfield, employee pay raises and several routine agreements highlighted a busy January 20 meeting of the Vian Board of Trustees and the Vian Public Works Authority. One of th...
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Town of Gore approves RV park, policy updates
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Gore Board of Trustees handled a full agenda on Jan. 20, approving a pay raise for a town employee, adopting several policy changes and giving the green light to a proposed RV park development. Th...
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Eagle tours at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
February 18, 2026
Eagle Tours are now taking place at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Vian. Tours are scheduled for February 21 and 28, and March 7. For more information, contact the Refuge at 918-773-5251.
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Ground broken on new band room
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Ground broken on new band room
February 18, 2026
Ground was broken last Wednesday for Vian Public Schools’ new band room, a dedicated space designed to support music education by providing band students a centralized location for both classes and re...
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AG secures major settlements with Tyson, Cargill
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AG secures major settlements with Tyson, Cargill
February 18, 2026
Attorney General Genter Drummond announced Thursday that a major breakthrough in Oklahoma’s 20year poultry litter pollution litigation, securing settlements totaling more than $25 million from Tyson Foods and Cargill. The settlements mark a turning point in one of the state’s most significant environmental cases. “For over two decades, Oklahoma has fought to protect the Illinois River Watershed an...
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Judah E. Anderson
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Judah E. Anderson
February 18, 2026
Oct. 6, 1948 – Feb. 5, 2026 Funeral Service for Judah E. Anderson, 77, of Vian, Okla., was at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at the Assembly of God Church in Vian. Burial followed at Garden o...
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Kenneth Ray Holloway
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Kenneth Ray Holloway
February 18, 2026
Jan. 28, 1952 – Feb. 5, 2026 Kenneth Ray Holloway was born on Jan. 28, 1952, in Winona, Mo., to Norma Louise Blanks Holloway and Freddie Holloway. He passed away on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Duncan. ...
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Vian Elementary School announces 2025-26 fall semester honor roll
February 18, 2026
Principal’s Honor Roll A&B’S Third Grade: Carter Cato, Lawson Christie, Rory Garrison, Jax Greene, Drake Guthrie, Carter Lovell, Fisher McEver, Aayden Monholland, Kayden Peaceful, Ruger Ross, Karter R...
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Hamilton bill to prohibit underage marriage clears committee
February 18, 2026
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation by Senator Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, to prohibit marriage under the age of 18 in the State of Oklahoma. Senate Bill 504 eliminates c...
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Farm Bureau encouraged by Oklahoma AG’s settlement with Tyson, Cargill in poultry case
February 18, 2026
Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek issued the following statement after Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a settlement between the State of Oklahoma, Tyson and Cargill in ...
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Reading buddies
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Reading buddies
February 18, 2026
Webbers Falls Public School sixth graders recently read to their second grade Reading Buddies. Both classes said they really enjoyed spending time together reading.
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Vian blood drive is Feb. 27
February 18, 2026
Our Blood Institute (OBI) is hosting a community blood drive on Friday, Feb. 27, at Harp’s in Vian, from 2 to 6 p.m. on the bloodmobile. All donors will receive a limited-edition Donor Champions baske...
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Commissioners proclaim February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
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Commissioners proclaim February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February 18, 2026
The Sequoyah County Commissioners have proclaimed February to be Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Cindy Smith, investigator for the Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s Office, told the commissioners that ...
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Sports
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Gore powerlifters place at Chandler Invitational
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
CHANDLER — Five members of the Gore High School powerlifting teams placed at last Wednesday’s Chandler Invitational. Devon Mannon was the 168-pound champion in the small school division with a total o...
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Central basketball teams get homecoming sweep of Savanna, split at Talihina
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Central basketball teams get homecoming sweep of Savanna, split at Talihina
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Central High School basketball teams celebrated homecoming by sweeping the Savanna squads on Feb. 9 at Warner Event Center as the Tigers started the night with a 64-30 rout of the ’Dawgs, followed...
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Vian Wrestling Club sees 11 members qualify for state
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Vian Wrestling Club sees 11 members qualify for state
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
TULSA — The Vian Wrestling Club saw 11 members qualify for the 2026 Oklahoma Wrestling Association (OKWA) State Tournament, which will be next Saturday at O.G.&E. Pavilion, a.k.a. “The ‘New’ Big House...
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Vian wrestlers dominate Stilwell on Senior Night
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Vian wrestlers dominate Stilwell on Senior Night
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
It was a Senior Night domination by the Vian High School wrestling teams as they handled Stilwell last Thursday night at B.J. Traw Gymnasium. The Wolverines downed the Indians 42-11, thanks to winning...
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State Qualifiers
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State Qualifiers
February 18, 2026
Gore Pirates track athletes Trenton and Weston Cunningham participated in the Oklahoma Indoor Track State Championship preliminaries on Jan. 31 at the University of Oklahoma’s Mosier Indoor Facility i...
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Gore squads suffer losses to Talihina in district finals, playing Arkoma in regional consolation semifinals Thursday in Allen
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Gore squads suffer losses to Talihina in district finals, playing Arkoma in regional consolation semifinals Thursday in Allen
By David Seeley Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
It was a rough beginning to the Class A playoffs for the Gore High School basketball teams as they both lost to the host Talihina squads in the Class A District Tournament title games Saturday night o...
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A Furnace-Faith and Fourth Man
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A Furnace-Faith and Fourth Man
By Shirley R. Watts 
February 18, 2026
“Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,you shall fall down and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up;and whoever...
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Familiarity
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Familiarity
By Pastor Tim Perkins 
February 18, 2026
I recently took my truck in to get the oil change and tires rotated. Nothing unusual about that except it seems like I just had that done. I have the truck serviced every 5,000 miles. It is all part o...
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As Small as a Mustard Seed
By Pastor Reggie Kelley, Blackgum Christian Union Church 
February 18, 2026
HAVE THE FAITH AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED! HAVING THE FAITH AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED WILL CARRY YOU/ME/US THROUGH THE HARDEST AND HARSHEST OF TIMES! LOOK TO JESUS CHRIST FOR ALL THINGS WHILE IN THIS...
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God – The Judge of Nations
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God – The Judge of Nations
By Shirley R. Watts 
February 11, 2026
From God’s Word “God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; The Lord avenges and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies; The Lord is slow to ange...
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Sheetrock Cover-Up
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Sheetrock Cover-Up
By Pastor Tim Perkins First Southern Baptist Church, Gore 
February 11, 2026
Let me start by saying that I am not a carpenter. I like to do a little tinkering around the house and home improvement projects, but I don’t think that quite qualifies me to be called a carpenter. I ...
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Survive
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Survive
By Pastor Tim Perkins First Southern Baptist Church, Gore 
February 4, 2026
Here it is. February has arrived. We survived the artic temperature of the last half of January. With those temperatures came the drifts of snow and a little ice. We survived that also. Now what about...
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Cherokee Heritage Day at Gore Lower Elementary
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Cherokee Heritage Day at Gore Lower Elementary
February 18, 2026
On Feb. 10, students at Gore Lower Elementary had an amazing time celebrating Cherokee Heritage Day. The school wishes to thank Marsha Cordray and the Cherokee Nation for teaching students traditional...
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Gore Elementary Students of the Month
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Gore Elementary Students of the Month
February 18, 2026
Gore Elementary Students of the Month for January were (in no particular order): Pre-K - Rhyn Smith, Kindergarten - Lachlan Lewis, first grade -Logan Fowler, second grade - Gunner Swanson, third grade...
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Community, Classroom and Family: Roland Teacher Sarah Richards Invests Where She Lives
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Community, Classroom and Family: Roland Teacher Sarah Richards Invests Where She Lives
February 11, 2026
In Sarah Richards’ third grade classroom at Roland Elementary, learning is more than worksheets and tests. It’s laughter, encouragement, creativity and the kind of confidencebuilding that follows stud...
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Knowlton: Rooted in home, making a difference
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Knowlton: Rooted in home, making a difference
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
February 4, 2026
At just 27, Stormie Knowlton of Vian balances many roles—devoted mother, dedicated paraprofessional, and lifelong Sequoyah County resident— all with a quiet determination to make a difference where it...
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Gore students hold local livestock show
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Gore students hold local livestock show
February 4, 2026
Gore students recently held a local livestock show, where they did an amazing job showing their livestock projects that they have been working on all year. The students placed as follows: Rhylee Davis...
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STEAM activities
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STEAM activities
February 4, 2026
Five middle school students from Webbers Falls Public School recently traveled to Muskogee to help students do some STEAM activities. The students said it was big fun!
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Trustees approve ballfield upgrades, pay raises
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
February 18, 2026
Improvements to a local ballfield, employee pay raises and several routine agreements highlighted a busy January 20 meeting of the Vian Board of Trustees and the Vian Public Works Authority. One of th...
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Town of Gore approves RV park, policy updates
By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Gore Board of Trustees handled a full agenda on Jan. 20, approving a pay raise for a town employee, adopting several policy changes and giving the green light to a proposed RV park development. Th...
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Eagle tours at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
February 18, 2026
Eagle Tours are now taking place at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Vian. Tours are scheduled for February 21 and 28, and March 7. For more information, contact the Refuge at 918-773-5251.
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Ground broken on new band room
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Ground broken on new band room
February 18, 2026
Ground was broken last Wednesday for Vian Public Schools’ new band room, a dedicated space designed to support music education by providing band students a centralized location for both classes and re...
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Evelyn Johnson Henry
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Evelyn Johnson Henry
February 18, 2026
March 22, 1930 – Feb. 5, 2026 Graveside services for Evelyn (Johnson) Henry, 95, of Sallisaw were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Mallory-...
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