Eric J. Pierce

Eric J. Pierce, USN Retired Aviation Electricians Mate 2nd Class Served 10 years Father Ronald A. Pierce Mother Ruth Ann Barber Pierce Grandparents B.J. & Gertie Barber Grandparents Arthur and Wanda Pierce Received Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Merit Award in Aviation Warfare in November 2011.

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The tie that binds

40-year-old tradition gives added meaning to Vann Christmases

By BY LYNN ADAMS STAFF WRITER

November 28, 2024

Holiday traditions can be long-standing or just recently introduced. The beginnings for many can be traced back decades (maybe even centuries), involving several generations. Others may have just begu...

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From hotel to funeral home to county building to rubble, central location transforms

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

November 28, 2024

Most longtime Sallisaw residents recall the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street as the location for 75 years of a funeral home, first Moore then Sequoyah and ultimately Agent. But few are still ...

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JUST FOLKS

Holly Carter

By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER

November 28, 2024

In a quiet neighborhood just outside of Roland, kindness and compassion shine through the bond between 41-year-old Holly Carter and her elderly neighbor, 89-year-old Phyllis Henderson. For the past fi...

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Unlikely Trump can actually eliminate Education Department, experts say

By SHAUNEEN MIRANDA | STATES NEWSROOM

November 28, 2024

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education will be far easier said than done. As Trump seeks to redefine U.S. education policy, the complex logis...

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School menus for Dec. 2-6

November 28, 2024

Moffett Monday Donut, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Mac/ cheese, smokies, carrots, roll, salad bar, milk Tuesday Oatmeal, toast, cereal, fruit, juice, milk Taco, beans, fruit, salad bar, milk Wednesday H...

Sports

BRUSHY WRESTLING

3 Brushy Wrestling Club members earn medals at Rumble on the River

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

November 28, 2024

VERDIGRIS — Three Brushy Wrestling Club members earned medals at last Saturday’s Rumble on the River. Isaac Glover, wrestling in the age 8-and-younger division went undefeated to win the title, beatin...