Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma will be at Gardenwalk Apartments in Vian for a free, mobile pantry food distribution on Thursday, Dec. 5 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the apartment complex, 208 N...

The Christian Union Station Testify! I’d like to say I’ve always been a Christian, let alone being a pastor, but I can’t. I was in church at an early age, but I allowed the wiles of the world to seduc...

Gore’s annual Christmas parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 14 beginning at 11 a.m. Business and organizations are welcomed and encouraged to participate. This year’s theme is “Disney Does Christmas.” ...

Organizers for Vian’s 2nd annual Downtown in December event have announced the date has been changed as of press time. The event, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14 has been moved to...

The Vian Lions Club 40th annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 with $100 going to the Grand Prize float of the night. This year’s theme is “Songs of the Holidays” and the Lio...

Gore Tops TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings are held in Gore from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cornerstone Tabernacle, 401 W. 8th St., Gore. Info: 918-489-2155, 918-571-3353, 1-800-932-8677 or visit www.tops...

Editor’s note: If the age does not appear next to a name, it was not listed in the court record. Felony Docket Tammy Anuszek, 51, Little Rock, Ark.: Receive money/property by impersonating another. Sa...

Vian High School band student Jackson Heflin signed a letter of intent to play band for Southern Arkansas State University Friday morning in the superintendent’s office. Pictured from the left is, Aar...

The Board of Education of Marble City Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running for the No. 2 seat on the Marble City Public School Board of ...

Ella Brunson, 6 Vian Elementary Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving? Because it’s a special holiday. Name three things you’re thankful for? Family, brother and animals! What will you eat on Thanksgi...

Submitted by Ruby Pigeon Thank you Father for the blessings you’ve given this day. Help us to remember, Thou has shown us the way. And hive us strength to help those in need. Never letting us forget, ...

The Vian Title VI Indian Education public and parent committee meeting is Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Federal Programs Office, located west of the Vian Public School baseball field. The Indian E...

Strong because of perilous climbs... With character shaped in troublesome times. Kind in spite of this world’s duress... With patience tempered by lashings of stress. Brave in the midst of myriad fear...

The Vian Lions Club 40th annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be held Thursday, Dec. 5. This year’s theme is “Songs of the Holidays” and the VHS Band are this year’s Grand Marshals. All former membe...

The Gore Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Nov. 7 to select representation for the town regarding the case of John Charles Sheffield vs. the Town of Gore, CIV-18-408-RAW. Trustee Joni Couch ...

The Cpl. Joshua J Ware Marine Corps League is working together with the River Valley Marine Corps League in Fort Smith, Ark., to bring Toys for Tots to Sequoyah County. “We have a Toy House on Oklahom...

During the Vian Board of Trustees meeting last Monday night, Vian Police Chief Mark Fisher announced his department was awarded a $10,000 JAG (Justice Assistance Grant) that he applied for through the...

Angels from the Vian Community Angel Tree will be available for selection beginning Nov. 22 in the lobby of Armstrong Bank in Vian. “We need you! We hope to help as many angels as possible to have a M...

A Saturday accident has claimed the life of a 38-year-old- Gore woman, according to a report issued by Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Vanessa Clark was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Tulsa Medical ...

Sequoyah County Commissioners announced last Monday at their regular meeting that Jim Rogers, District 3 Commissioner, has been elected to the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma (ACCO). R...