Sooners rout Mississippi Valley State

By By Mike Houck/SoonerSports.com

NORMAN — Redshirt freshman Kuol Atak made a career-high six 3-point baskets and scored a career-high 24 points and junior Xzayvier Brown finished with 22 points and five assists to lead Oklahoma to a 93-69 home win over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night at Lloyd Noble Center to wrap up non-conference play.

A game after shooting a program-record 67.8 percent from the field against Stetson, the Sooners (10-3) shot 57.9 percent against the Delta Devils (1-13), good for their second-best pe...

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Walk this way

Designated lane promotes safety for pedestrians

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 17, 2026

Jayna Tillman from People Inc., and others from the Sequoyah County Physical Activity Work Group have been out leaving their mark on Elm Street in Sallisaw. Literally. On a warm, sunny day last week, ...

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Show animals allowed at residential addresses

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 17, 2026

If you are a member of FFA or 4-H or any other school-associated organizations and you own a show pig, you may have, at least for a time, kept your pig in a pen at your home within the city limits. Af...

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Chicken hatchery to begin building

March 17, 2026

It’s just a matter of time until as many as 150,000 eggs per week will be hatching at a 120-foot by 160-foot metal building located on 20 acres Billy McHenry owns on Sallisaw’s north side near U.S. 59...

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Vian pastor set to appear before judge

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

March 17, 2026

A Vian pastor charged in 2025 with a felony count of lewd molestation in Sequoyah County District Court is now scheduled to appear before Special Judge Matt Orendorff, according to court records. Mich...

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Book signing is April 10 at library

March 17, 2026

Rebecca Ecker, “a true farm girl at heart,” looks at the world in a way she encourages everyone to view their surroundings — positively. An author, educator, speaker and newspaper columnist, Ecker cap...

Former Vian pitcher sees action against Eastern

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COLLEGE BASEBALL

Former Vian pitcher sees action against Eastern

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

March 17, 2026

WILBURTON — Former Vian Wolverines pitcher Diego Ramos got the start for the Connors State College Cowboys in last Saturday’s opener against the host Eastern Oklahoma State College Mountaineers. Ramos...