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Lawmakers say Trump’s budget would put Native American health care at risk

By EM LUETKEMEYER OKLAHOMA WATCH

June 7, 2025

Lawmakers from both parties said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s budget would put care for millions of Native Americans at risk should the government shut down. The Indian Health Service, which...

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Enforcement of Oklahoma immigration law blocked indefinitely

By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE

June 7, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City federal judge this week placed an indefinite ban on enforcement of a state law criminalizing undocumented immigrants living in Oklahoma. The decision from U.S. Distric...

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Aromas Coffee Shop celebrates 25 years

By JACIE EUBANKS TIMES INTERN

June 5, 2025

On Thursday, Deborah Cates, the founder and owner of Aromas Coffee Shop, celebrated her 25th year as a business owner in Sallisaw. Cates, along with her husband Ricky and son Will, moved to Sallisaw i...

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Winds damage District 1 county barn

By Lynn

June 5, 2025

The fierce winds that raked Sequoyah County Friday morning and reportedly spawned a tornado in the western part of the county, took their toll at the District 1 county barn, located at 2311 N. Maple. ...

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Former Sallisaw officer pardoned in 2011 high-profile cattle theft case

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

June 5, 2025

Wendel D. Hughes, the former Sallisaw Police officer once at the center of one of Sequoyah County’s most unusual criminal cases, has received a full pardon more than a decade after pleading guilty to ...

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Sallisaw’s first Pride event set for June 14

By JADE PHILLIPS TIMES INTERN

June 5, 2025

It is June, which is also known as Pride Month. Pride is celebrated for all people who identify as LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer), those who are out of the closet, those who aren’...