God’s Blessings Clothes Closet in Vian is closing its doors, according to Raymond and Ruby Pigeon, who operate the clothes closet. “We really hate that we have to close down because we really enjoy d...

University of Oklahoma pitcher Giselle Juarez stood in the circle Thursday afternoon as she faced Florida State’s Devyn Flaherty. There were two outs in the bottom of the seventh. OU was one out away...

Several campers attended the Lady Wolverine Basketball Camps last week inside Vian High School’s Traw Fieldhouse. Eighty-nine campers in grades 3-9 attended the Lady Wolverine Basketball Camp and 54 ...

Pyper Murphy Age 6, Central What are your plans for summer break? To play outside on my swing set and play in the water. What is your favorite summer activity? Playing Duck, Duck, Goose outside! What...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Tyler Hardman went 2 for 4 and Conor McKenna drove in a run, but the Oklahoma baseball team fell to No. 2 Texas 4-1 Thursday afternoon in the 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Champion...

The Lady Wolverine basketball camps will be held next week inside Vian High School’s Traw Fieldhouse. The Lady Wolverine Basketball Camp for students in grades 3-9 is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon on ...

Barrett Smith Age 4, Vian Do you prefer cats, dogs, fish or mice? None of them! I like chickens because they’re fun to chase. If you could choose any animal to be your pet, which one would you pick? ...

Gore’s Hallie Kinion in girls’ 1600-meter run. Gore’s Ty Bliss in boys’ 1600-meter run. Gore’s Liam Edwards in boys’ 110-meter hurdle prelims. Gore’s Journey Shells in boys’ 4x800- meter relay. Gore’...

Vian’s Tayden Locust in girls’ 100-meter dash prelims. Vian’s Desean Mays in boys’ 100-meter dash prelims.

Vian’s Julius Aquino in boys’ 100-meter dash prelims. Vian’s Eric Porter (right) and Desean Mays in boys’ 4x200-meter relay.

While it is not his full-time job, beekeeper Mike Rigg was recruited last Wednesday to remove a bee swarm that had landed itself in a bush at the base of the flag pole in front of the Sequoyah County...

The Vian Board of Trustees started out their April monthly meeting by voting to keep Dennis Fletcher as mayor and Rick Peoples as vice mayor, both for a 2-year term. Fletcher was also appointed as ch...

Bo Shivers Age 5, Vian What makes you feel like dancing? The song “Don’t Touch my Truck!” If you found a genie, what would you wish for? One hundred action figures. What superhero powers would you wa...

Gore High School’s Ty Bliss became a state track and field champion on Saturday at Ardmore High School as the junior won the 3200-meter run at the Class 2A state meet. Bliss won the 3200 in a time of...

Welcome - Dennis Fletcher, Mayor of Vian Opening Prayer - Johnny Teehee, Muskogee Chief of Police Raising of the American/POW Flags - Frank Gladd American Legion Post 20 Honor Guard Team Pledge of Al...

ABOVE: Robert “Bob” Bynum (back), brother of Capt. Neil S. Bynum removes the sheet, unveiling the new monument honoring his brother, Saturday, in the downtown Anna Bell Farmer Park. Shown with Bynum ...

Vian’s high school baseball team starts play in the Class 3A Alva Regional on Thursday. The Wolverines (22-12 overall) take on Victory Christian (22-12) at 1:30 p.m. and in Game 1 Alva (23-13) meets ...

Gore’s high school track and field team placed second in the Class 2A Atoka Regional last week and will travel to Ardmore High School on Saturday for the 2A state track and field meet. The 2A state m...

Zoey Pruitt Age 6, Vian Are you a good friend? Why do you think so? Yes, I’m nice to my friends and I give them toys. Would you cheat on a test if you knew you would not get caught? Why or why not? N...

A semi that overturned in the eastbound lane of U.S. Interstate-40 on Saturday afternoon shut down traffic for approximately 11 hours and four minutes, according to a press release issued by Oklahoma...