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Poteau Public School superintendent Dr. Don Sjoberg announced the District Teacher of the Year –– Victoria Fisher, who is in her fourth year of teaching Spanish at Poteau High School.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is committed to sharing the most up to date and timely information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Monday, the FDA removed the authorization for the use of two monoclonal antibody treatments that have been on the market, REGEN-COV and Bam/Ete, due to their ineffectiveness against the omicron variant, taking into consideration the prevalence of omicron in the country.

A winter storm blasting the state through Thursday with ice and snow followed by arctic air and this comes in a week when temperatures hit the 70s on Monday. This winter storm producing enough ice to cause power outages and downed trees and power lines. Temperatures will drop to near 16 degrees on Friday morning and 14 degrees Saturday morning. One bright note is that the weekend is looking Sunny with highs in the 40s.

On Jan. 14, TC Sprayfoam, located in Hugo, Okla., was awarded a $5,000 small business forgivable loan from Choctaw Nation Small Business Development and the Choctaw Development Fund that will be used towards an enclosed trailer for equipment so that the company will better serve its customers.