Vian Public Schools will be holding a Gifted and Talented meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 9:30 a.m. in the Superintendent’s Office. Info: Jennifer Ecker, Director of Special Education Services, at ...

Editor’s note: This column is being re-ran due to the word ‘Evilution’ being auto-corrected to ‘Evolution’ in the Sept. 1 issue. I saw on the news that a fossil of 290 million years old was found! Bro...

Jeff Edwards was named one of Vian’s Favorite Sons prior to the Vian Fireworks Extravaganza on July 1. Jeff Edwards is the son of Kenneth Edwards and the late Wanda Edwards, and the grandson of the la...

Sallisaw Urgent Care, located at 1109 E. Cherokee Ave. in Sallisaw, is now open for non-emergency patients, owner Dr. Chris Orendorff M.D. announced. The Urgent Care facility is located within the sam...

Jonah 3:1-2 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. God sees all that is happening ...

Youth deer hunters have a unique opportunity to participate in one of 12 bonus antlerless deer hunts that will take place on private land in: • Beckham County Oct. 8-9, 2021 Oct. 15-16, 2021 (two hunt...

Joe Quinn, Eastern District Commander for the American Legion, left, presented Cale Abbott of Sallisaw, with a plaque last Tuesday night, recognizing him as the Outstanding Eagle Scout of the Year for...

The Century21 Clinkenbeard office in Sallisaw welcomes 5-year seasoned agent, April McGarrah, to their agency. McGarrah moved to Sallisaw in 1985 and ran a car lot there for 12 years before moving to ...

Patsy Amos Bronson, 89, was honored at the Sallisaw Lions Club 77th annual Rodeo last Friday night and introduced as the first rodeo queen chosen in 1948. A former Sallisaw High School student, Mrs. B...

The Blackgum Volunteer Fire Department will be having a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Blackgum Community Building. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children.

The back-to-school season can bring excitement for young people as they prepare to see their classmates again, meet new teachers and students, and explore new subjects. But for youth in foster care, s...

Artwork is now being accepted for the 26th annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show & Sale. In coordination with the 69th annual Cherokee National Holiday, the show is being offered both virtually and in p...

You are not your own! You were bought with a price! No matter what you might think or believe, we all belong to Jesus Christ! I Corinthians 6:1-20 1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, g...

Are you caring for a relative child under the age of 18? Do you need a break? The Caregiver Program might be just what you’re looking for. Respite Vouchers are a total of $300 for a threemonth period,...

Maddox Mayo, a junior at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics in Oklahoma City, recently earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest advancement award, Eagle Scout. Mayo, 15, is a member of ...

Former students of Douglas School in Vian are invited to attend an upcoming reunion, slated for October 8, 9 and 10, according to Class of 1969 graduates, Denise Hayes and James Drew, who are organizi...

Newly elected officers for Carnie Welch American Legion Post 27, were recently sworn in. From the left is, Commander Kathy Albertson-Shelton, Finance Officer Mike Mouzakis, Sargent At Arms Bob Thomas,...

Stone Sanders attended Vian High School and was a starter on the football and basketball teams. After graduating from Vian High School in 1997, Stone ran a family marina business on Lake Tenkiller, Sn...

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane recently completed the FBI’s inaugural session of its National Command Course in Stafford, Va. Lane was selected to the FBI-Training Divisions, Leadership Program Ma...

Stigler Health and Wellness Center, Inc. would like to announce that effective Sept. 1, the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Region VI Office of Head ...