Boy selected overall winner

By News Staff

Town of Gore Clerk Lisa Settlemyre, left, presents Gore Trustee Matt Holland‚s choice award to Darwin Boy of Conway, Ark. during Saturday‚s 20th annual Gore Cruise Night, Car Show & Burnout. Boy‚s

1929 Model A Roadster not only won a choice award but was also selected as overall winner of the night.

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Abell claims Sallisaw mayoral seat

'I’m anxious to get in there and get to work'

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

February 12, 2026

When Marley Abell received more than 55% of the vote to win a three-person race for Sallisaw mayor, it avenged his only electoral defeat from almost 35 years ago when he came up short running for nint...

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City’s on-street parking ordinance amended

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

February 12, 2026

For the most part, few would argue that Sallisaw residents don’t often live on the straight and narrow, the modern idiom for an honest, moral and law-abiding life, derived from a biblical passage in M...

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Father confronts school board over alleged playground incident

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 12, 2026

A father addressed the Sallisaw School Board on Monday night regarding a playground incident at Eastside Elementary School involving his child, alleging the school mishandled the situation and failed ...

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Sallisaw School Board approves audit, personnel

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 12, 2026

The Sallisaw Board of Education handled a full agenda Monday night, approving the district’s annual audit, adopting academic calendars and confirming a slate of administrative positions for the upcomi...

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Rogers, Bowling win school board seats

February 12, 2026

In Sequoyah County’s two elections for school board — for Central and Moffett schools — Blake Rogers and Dayanara Marie Bowling emerged as unofficial winners, respectively. In voting for the Central s...

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Today’s the day when superstition is highest

It’s Friday the 13th

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

February 12, 2026

Are you superstitious? No? Are you sure? Do you knock on wood or never open an umbrella indoors or never walk under a ladder or avoid breaking a mirror or avoid stepping on a crack in the sidewalk or ...