Officers pull guns on Gunter

After he’s found hiding under bed

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

A Fort Smith man is charged with second-degree burglary, domestic abuse-assault and battery, threaten to perform act of violence, possession of controlled dangerous substance, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia after reportedly breaking into a Sallisaw residence on Feb. 9.

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City’s new animal ordinance ’a step in the right direction’

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

July 15, 2025

In May 2024 when emotions were running high at the height of the community fervor about changing Sallisaw’s animal ordinance, Ward 3 City Commissioner Julian Mendiola acknowledged that a committee ass...

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Recovery from flooding proves costly for B&GC

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

July 15, 2025

During the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s, crooners Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee hit it big with the song “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,” which struck a nerve in the hearts and minds of A...

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Commissioners OK agreements, appointments

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

July 15, 2025

Renewing agreements, green lighting pursuit of grant funds and approving appointments to fire department boards topped the agenda for Sequoyah County Commissioners at their weekly Monday meeting. The ...

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Sallisaw man facing obscenity charges held on $40,000 bond

By JERRY FINK SPECIAL TO YOUR TIMES

July 15, 2025

Ryan T. Dick, 52, of Sallisaw, is being held in the McIntosh County Jail pending his preliminary hearing on charges related to indecent photographs and videos sent to a former girlfriend and her mothe...

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Tenkiller boat show will be annual event

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

July 15, 2025

There was surely a time when what occurred on Lake Tenkiller garnered only casual interest from most folks. But now that Sequoyah County is receiving a 4% countywide lodging tax from visitors who stay...

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Quilt tickets will benefit Senior Nutrition Center

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

July 15, 2025

A year ago, due to dwindling numbers of quilters for Sallisaw’s Senior Nutrition Center, Robert Morris thought 2024 would be the last year Sequoyah County residents could buy tickets for a drawing for...