A Vian woman is scheduled to go before a judge this month after being charged with a felony count of cruelty to animals in Sequoyah County District Court. Deborah Stiles, 63, was formally charged on N...

After overdose death of Vian man A Roland man pleaded guilty last Monday in Sequoyah County District Court and was sentenced to 30 years in prison after distributing fentanyl to a Vian man, who then r...

Sequoyah Emergency Management will be hosting a SKYWARN storm spotter training class in conjunction with the National Weather Center in Tulsa on Monday, Feb. 19, at the People Inc. Conference Center. ...

Vian High School’s Band of Gold has been hired to help at Simple Simon’s Pizza in Vian on Saturday, March 9, with proceeds from the day’s sales going toward helping the band pay for fees for upcoming ...

The Town of Vian’s Board of Trustees convened for its regular meeting on Jan. 16, where they approved a cybersecurity grant and the hiring of a new town employee, and accepted the resignation of a pol...

Felony Docket Chad R. Asher, 33, Muldrow: Aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs; Bringing contraband (weapons/explosives/ drugs/intox. bev.) into jail; Resisting an officer. Jason C. Petree, 40, Sal...

AA Meetings are being held at Vian United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Lee and Blackstone Streets. The meetings are held each week on Tuesday and Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. For more inf...

The following citations were issued by the Gore Police Department in December: Lori M. Bickerstaff: Speeding. Gabriel A. Holt: DUS. Damion Dover: Lend, sell, permit the use of, alter, procure, etc. a ...

Voters in Sequoyah County are reminded to keep the integrity of the election system in mind, when going to the polls next week. While ballot “selfies” or taking photographs of a marked ballot are lega...

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 for the City of Sallisaw and Central School Proposition. Sequoyah County Election Boar Secretary Cindy Osborn offers these important tips to v...

Beginning Feb. 1, the Cherokee Nation will offer its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to help eligible families prepare to file their 2023 state and federal income tax forms for free. The VITA ...

The Christian Union Station 1 Timothy 2:1-15 1I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, int ercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2For kings, and for all that ar...

Connors State College Financial Aid reps will be at Gore High School at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8 in Computer Lab Room 10 to assist seniors and their parents/guardians in completing the FAFSA. Any student cons...

First-of-its-kind legislation that gives an expansive tax credit to Oklahoma family caregivers took effect Jan. 1. For the 2024 tax year, unpaid family caregivers will be able to claim up to $2,000 or...

OG&E Energy Corp. Foundation recently awarded a $5,000 community grant to Baptist Health Foundation for the Food Rx Program at Baptist Health-Fort Smith. The program aims to improve the health and nut...

Congratulations goes out to the fifth-sixth grade Academic Team at Vian Public Schools for being named the Regional Runner-up. Team members (in no particular order) Tuff Sumpter, Cale Winans, Cain Win...

Congratulations goes out to the Vian Middle School Academic Teams for recently being named District Runner-ups. Both the sixth/ seventh and seventh/eighth grade teams took honors. The students now mov...

Congratulations goes out to Vian Public School students (from left) Anna Farar, Zayley Cheater and Isaiah Drew for making and performing with the EDBDA Honor Band in Tahlequah on Jan. 6.

A $1,000 SAE grant has been awarded to Avery Wisdom of Gore by Boot Barn. Wisdom is a member of the Gore FFA Chapter and her application was selected from among 1,258 applications nationwide. SAE gran...

Vian’s PTO is sponsoring a semi-formal dance for Vian eighth grade students from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, in the cafetorium. Admission is free. All staff and eighth grade students in good sta...