Sequoyah County Tournament slated for next week (Updated with new times for Vian’s Saturday road games at Heavener, correct date for Roland boys game))

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

While we’re in the middle of the second week of Christmas Break for our local high schools, it means that basketball will return to full swing next week — although the Vian basketball teams will travel to meet their new Black Diamond Conference foes in the Heavener squads at 2 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, and the Roland Runnin’ Rangers will meet Big Tyme Prep Academy, Texas, at 1 p.m. Sunday in Fayetteville, Ark.

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Tribe awarded nearly $773,000 for Illinois River Watershed conservation planning

January 29, 2026

The Cherokee Nation will receive $772,914 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to develop a comprehensive conservation and restoration plan for the Illinois River Watershed. The funding awar...

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Justice system working for great-grandmother in home repair fraud case

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

January 29, 2026

Anne Griffin’s hopelessness has been transformed to hope months after she was sure she’d never see the $17,500 she prepaid Timothy Burchett for home repairs in the wake of the September 23 storm that ...

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Muldrow man sentenced to multiple life terms in child sex abuse cases

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

January 29, 2026

A Muldrow man has been sentenced to multiple life terms in prison following convictions for a series of child sex crimes in Sequoyah County. Zachary L. Flock, 43, entered a blind plea before Associate...

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Public forum is Monday for mayoral hopefuls

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

January 29, 2026

The public forum that will provide a venue for Sallisaw mayoral candidates to present their case to voters will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, February 2, at the People Inc. Conference Center, 204 S. J.T. St...

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Stormie Knowlton

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

January 29, 2026

At just 27, Stormie Knowlton of Vian balances many roles—devoted mother, dedicated paraprofessional and lifelong Sequoyah County resident— all with a quiet determination to make a difference where it ...

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Vian resident builds growing presence in country music industry

January 29, 2026

From a small town in Sequoyah County to the heart of the country music business, Dewayne Johnson is quietly building a name for himself as an artist manager and publicist working with emerging talent ...