Vian
CRIME & SAFETY
Vian man is found safe after missing for 43 days
Vian resident Christopher “Chris” Blackmer has been found safe and returned home after being reported missing by family members 43 days ago, according to Vian Police Chief Mark Harkins. Harkins said over the weekend, the department received word from the family that Blackmer had been located and they...
Authorities search for couple who disappeared near Sallisaw Creek Park after gunfire was heard, police say
SALLISAW, Okla. — On the night of July 16, Sallisaw police reportedly responded to a call saying a man, Jimmy Joe Johnson, had fired a gun at Sallisaw Creek Park while with his girlfriend, Andrea Lasiter. When they arrived on the scene, officers couldn't find Johnson, Lasiter, or any...
Muldrow woman perishes in collision near Sallisaw
A Muldrow woman perished last Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident about three miles east of Sallisaw. Janet Needham, 66, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected when the 2012 Ram 3500 she was driving collided with a 2016 Ram 2500 driven by James Pezehouse, 54, of Warner, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports.
Whiskey still shut down, Roland man charged
A Roland man is facing drug charges and a charge of operating a whiskey still without a distiller’s license after authorities served a narcotics search warrant at his residence on June 20. Ronald England, 74, was charged on June 25 with trafficking in illegal drugs (methamphetamine), possessing firearm during...
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