The Cherokee Phoenix staff has selected two county recipients for its inaugural Seven Feathers Awards, which were held Nov. 23 in the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Chota Center. Winners included Cindy Irw...

The Vian Board of Education met Monday, Nov. 11, for their regular monthly meeting where they started off by recognizing the high school Academic Team for being District Champs and the high school che...

The Webbers Falls Board of Trustees met on Nov. 12 where Mayor Sandra Wright gave an update on the town’s waterline project. Wright said multiple waterline breaks have been repaired and supplies need ...

Julie Clark, 7 Vian Elementary Why do we cook a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner? To celebrate Thanksgiving! What does your family cook for Thanksgiving? Turkey and pie. What is your favorite Thanksgiv...

AROUND TOWN We only had a fews more days in Mexico and I was already sad about returning home where there would be no more 24/7 room service, fresh papayas to feast on, or an ocean or huge swimming po...

A Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured last Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision on his way to assist another deputy, north of Vian. Sheriff Larry Lane said deputy Travis Gabbert was...

The Vian Middle School cheerleaders are some of more than 500 elementary, junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country that will represent Varsity Spirit in the 2019 Th...

The Vian Peace Center Jean Campbell Memorial Thanksgiving Meal will be held the Saturday before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Info: Jackie Tyler at 918-840-9328 or Richard Tyler at 47...

A local couple has been arrested and faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges following the execution of a search warrant near Vian. Roi M. Harrison, 40, of Sallisaw, and Michelle A. Brown aka Ro...

A Park Hill man has been charged with failure to comply with Sex Offender Registration Act and obstructing an officer after he was found to be living at a Muldrow Trailer Park, and two others have bee...

The congregation of Blackgum Harvestime Church invites you to join them in celebrating the ministry of Pastor Chris and Kim Armer on their 30th year of ministry at the church on Sunday, Nov. 24 from 1...

Canterbury Thrift in Vian is announcing new hours. The thrift store will be open on Saturday only from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. They have just reorganized for winter and have lots of jeans, sweaters, coa...

God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian is currently in need of coats and childre’s shoes for the colder months ahead. The clothes closet is accepting nice coats in all sizes for men, women and childre...

State Reps. Chris Sneed (R-Fort Gibson), Terry O’Donnell (R-Catoosa) and Avery Frix (R-Muskogee) held an interim study last week to review critical maintenance issues of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Ri...

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...

For the fifth year in a row, Bubba’s Dairy Bar in Vian will be offering a free Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We just wanted to be able to offer a Tha...

A Fort Smith man is being held in the Sequoyah County Detention Center on at least 19 separate offenses that included everything from burglary and auto theft to drunkenness and vandalism, following a ...

Nahla Smith, 7 Sallisaw What is Thanksgiving? It’s a holiday where we all get together and eat! What do you do on Thanksgiving? Eat turkey and play games with my family and cousins. What are you than...

 Congratulations to Vian High School Cheerleaders Caelie Ellis, right, and Cassidy Wingo, left. These girls were named 3A All Region cheerleaders and are now eligible to compete for All State.

Funeral services for Samuel McElhaney, 45, of Vian, will be held Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Blackgum Harvestime Baptist Church, north of Vian. Burial will follow at White Cemetery in Gore, und...