The Vian Lions Club 45th annual Christmas Parade of Lights will honor local veterans as their Grand Marshals during the parade on Thursday, Dec. 7. This year’s patriotic theme, “Stars and Stripes” was...

Addresses other key issues in meeting During the regular monthly meeting of the Gore Board of Education, held at 6 p.m. on Nov. 13, the school board addressed a diverse range of topics, approving seve...

During last Monday night’s monthly meeting of the Vian Board of Trustees, Mayor Dennis Fletcher (right), the board of trustees, and town administrator Keith Boshers presented the Honorable Larry Vicke...

A Watts man is charged with felony burglary in the second degree after allegedly breaking and entering into a building on E. 990 Road in Vian. Robey L. Butler, 34, could face imprisonment for up to se...

Santa visited the Vian Tenkiller NEWS office last week because he wanted to let all the good boys and girls know that he is currently accepting scheduled appointments for the holiday season. Known as ...

Billy G. Ackerson, 25, Edmond: Felony valuefalse pretense/bogus check/con game; Obtaining property by trick or deception. Nicholas L. Bean, 22, Bunch: Knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property...

Deana Carter is putting on a free show at Lee Creek Tavern located in Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 9 p.m. Carter is the renowned artist behind her debut album, “Did I Shave ...

FIRST NINE WEEKS Superintendent’s Honor Roll - All A’s Seventh Grade - Clark Morris. Eighth Grade - Ace Brown. Principal’s Honor Roll All As and Bs Third Grade - Delilah Brown, Jeremiah Elk, Able Elli...

Have you ever wondered how to make a recipe with fewer serving sizes? While casseroles and side dishes can allow more flexibility in ingredient measurements some dishes like breads and cakes require m...

Did you two-step with fire ants this year? I don’t mean an antsin- your-pants dance. I mean the currently best proven approach to effectively manage fire ants, called the two-step method. If not, this...

Blackgum Fire Department will hold their annual fire meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the Blackgum Community Building. The nonemergency number for the fire department has changed, and the new...

Growing up, Thanksgiving was a big deal and has been even as an adult. It has been all my adult life, too. As a kid and even as a grown kid, we always had a lot of family and friends over. It was fun ...

The Christian Union Station THE SIGNS ARE ALL AROUND US! IS JESUS CHRIST YOUR KING AND SAVIOR? LOOK UP FOR YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWS NIGH! Luke 21:1-38 1And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting thei...

The first recorded Thanksgiving came about in the early 1600s shortly after the landing of English colonists at P l ymo uth, Mass. These colonists were the Pilgrims, also known as separatists. They we...

Vian Middle School October Students of the Month were (from left), Cherokee Buttery-seventh grade, Zane Polecat-eighth grade and Blake Prier-sixth grade.

The Board of Education of Indian Capital Technology Center School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 4 seat on the Indian...

Benefit accounts have been established at Armstrong Bank and Arvest Bank for Bryan Cox, 37, who is preparing for a liver transplant. Cox, a father of four, needs help with travel expenses as he travel...

Sequoyah County Water Association (SCWA) manager Vance Mooney reported the $15.3 million water improvement project made possible through a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan is 75 percent comp...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from September business. The monies they reported this period represent sal...

Will have ‘Favorite Christmas Movie’ theme The towns of Gore and Webbers Falls will hold their annual Christmas parades on Saturday, Dec. 9. The theme for both parades this year is “Your Favorite Chri...