The Vian Tenkiller NEWS recently launched a new online calendar where readers can find out what’s going on in their area and beyond. Plus, readers can add their own events, Jeff Mayo, publisher, said....

The Vian Community Foundation (VCF) has scheduled this year’s Fireworks Extravaganza for July 1 at St. John Stadium. The recipients of Vian’s Favorite Sons and Daughters awards will be presented prior...

The structure of the new Vian High School building is beginning to take shape and you can now tell where the main entrance will be located as crews with Beshears Construction continue work on the proj...

Controlled dangerous substance CD: Controlled Drug POSS: Possession TOC: Transporting open container M/V: motor vehicle D.L.: Driver’s license DPS: Department of Public Safety A&B: Assault and Battery...

Marwan Banks, 36, Memphis, Tenn.: Unlawful poss. of CD with intent to distribute. Travis Banks, 44, Cordova, Tenn.: Unlawful poss. of CD with intent to distribute. Johnnie Carroll, 56, Vian: Larceny o...

General Revenue Fund collections in May remained substantially flat when compared with the same month last year and totaled $702.7 million, which is $84.0 million, or 13.6%, above the initial monthly ...

A Sallisaw woman who pleaded guilty to “willfully and maliciously setting fire to and burning a dwelling” has been sentenced to 36 months in prison and ordered to pay $7,500 in restitution for committ...

The Sequoyah County Commissioners last Monday opened bids for concrete work at the courthouse for the parking lot, pavilion and repair work to steps. Bids received were from Brooks Construction in the...

Now that summer has arrived, sunscreen is not the only essential tool needed. In extreme heat, adequate fluids are especially imp o r t a nt b e c aus e dehydration can be a major life-threatening pro...

For just a few minutes, Joanna Hagen of Sallisaw became a millionaire. So she thought. In her mind, she was thinking about all the finer things she could purchase for her and her family. However, the ...

Creed Clouse Age 13, Vian What’s the best thing about summer break? No school! What do you miss most about school? I miss seeing my friends everyday. What would make a good summer invention? My invent...

Jeff Mayo of Sallisaw was inducted last Saturday into the Oklahoma Press Association’s Quarter Century Club honoring longevity in the newspaper profession. Mayo was inducted during the OPA’s annual co...

After Harley Davidson is sold, then taken from Cherokee Casino in Roland A Vian man is facing a felony charge of larceny of automobile, aircraft or other motor vehicle after he reportedly sold a Harle...

Webbers Falls Public School would like to introduce their new high school principal, Mike Mills (right), and welcome him to the Warrior family. Mills has served as high school principal at McCurtain S...

The Gore Board of Trustees held two meetings in May, where they voted to pass two resolutions and the fire chief informed the board about possibly getting permanent helicopter landing pads put in plac...

The Cherokee Nation Election Commission certified on Monday the 2023 General Election, with Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner taking more than 62% of votes to win re-elect...

A third man has now been charged in Sequoyah County District Court for attempting to flee Sallisaw police during the annual Diamond Daze festival last month. Shawn A. Hyman, 34, of Launderdale Lakes, ...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Raymond D. Phillips, 32, of Lindale, Texas, entered a guilty plea to a superseding indictment charging him with ...

The following citations were issued in May: Yassin A. Sheikh: Failure to obey official traffic control device. Manuel A. Vasquez: Operating a M/V without a valid DL. Demarcus Coleman Failure to obey o...

Christopher R. Amundson, 37, Roland: Aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs; Trafficking in illegal drugs. Steven Auten, 39: Trafficking in illegal drugs; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia. Hayden...