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Disposal well ordinances upheld by judge
On Thursday an administrative law judge ( ALJ ) recommended upholding Vian’s emergency town ordinance regarding strict guidelines for saltwater injection wells and other oil-and-gas-related wells ...
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County can’t pay insurance
Sequoyah County Commissioners, with no money to pay for workmen’s compensation and liability insurance, tabled paying a $201,887 insurance bill until next week. The payments are due by March 26 an...
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Kathy Hicks, standing, explains her concerns about Sallisaw’s zoning ordinances at the city’s meeting Monday, while business owner Brian Sinyard, left, and Marley Abell, planning commission chairman, right, look on. Sinyard applied for and was granted rezoning from agricultural to highway commercial for his property on Kerr Boulevard. The back of the property is next to Hicks’ property in Richland Estates, and Hicks and other residents objected to the rezoning. Sally Maxwell • Times Residents object to rezoning; granted by city
Sallisaw City Commissioners approved a rezoning request by business owner Brian Sinyard on Monday, but took note of the complaints about the rezoning by residents of Richland Estates. Kathy Hicks ...
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Speed patrols announced
The Sallisaw Police Department announced this week the two areas in which speed patrols will be conducted through Wednesday. Police will be patrolling on East Cherokee, from Wheeler east to the ci...
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Speed patrols announced
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The Sallisaw Police Department announced this week the two areas in which speed patrols will be conducted through Wednesday. Police will be patrolling on East Cherokee, from Wheeler east to the ci...
Sallisaw man in critical condition
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A Sallisaw man was listed in critical condition at a Tulsa hospital after a one-truck wreck Monday. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) reported Michael Shepherd, 43, of Sallisaw was driving a 2002 ...
Addresses assigned for 9-1-1 service
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The change in addressing for residents of Sequoyah County 9-1-1 has begun, David Slaughter, the service’s coordinator, said last week. “The project to implement enhanced 9-1-1 service throughout t...
Absentee ballots are available
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Voters in Sequoyah County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for 2010 elections should apply now, Kathy Webb, Sequoyah County Election Board secretary, said last week. County voters will vot...
Sallisaw man taken to hospital after standoff with police
by Courtney Cobl,e Staff Writer
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A Sallisaw man was arrested after a short but tense standoff with Sallisaw Police on Feb. 20. Officers reported being dispatched at about 2:15 p.m. to 409 S. McGee Dr., according to the incident ...
2010 Census starts in rural areas
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The U.S. Census Bureau has launched Update/Leave, a field enumeration that is an important part of the 2010 Census mainly in rural communities in the six-state region of the Kansas City Regional Ce...
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