Sallisaw seeks storm siren solution

Tornadoes and severe storms usually barrel through Sallisaw from the west — generally a southwest-to-northeast trek for tornadoes, and for storms, often depending on the season, from the northwest, southwest or due west. And if you live on Sallisaw’s westside, you may not have known that your chances of being warned of approaching storms and twisters are widely problematical.

Of the city’s three storm sirens, the one located in the 600 block of South Kerr Boulevard which is supposed to aler...