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A: Main, Main, News
June 29, 2023

It’s a national day for licking

Yep, you can lick ’em both.

What do ice cream and postage stamps have in common?

Yep, you can lick ’em both.

And if you choose to do that Saturday, you’ll be participating in the recognition of two national days of observance — National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day and National U.S. Postage Stamp Day.

If you’ve been among those who always seem to scream for ice cream, it’s your day to sample an exotic ice cream flavor or wonder about an odd combination of flavors you’ve been reluctant to try.

While traditional flavors like chocolate, vanilla and strawberry are just fine the other 364 days of the year, July 1 is the perfect day for exploring your wild side.

But if licking a frozen dairy dessert isn’t your thing, there’s always those little critters found in the upper right hand corner of envelopes — you know, those paper things that used to be all the rage before email took over.

On a day when you’d think ice cream was enough to celebrate, it’s also a day to honor the postage stamp.

Why? It was on this day 175 years ago that the U.S. issued its first postage stamp. Even though they were available in 1847, at the time post offices didn’t even require those mailing a letter to affix a stamp. That, of course, sounds too good to be true. The catch is that a letter could be mailed without a stamp, but when it was

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City adopts $91M budget for FY26
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City adopts $91M budget for FY26
Ollie’s Bargain Center coming to Sallisaw
By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
June 12, 2025
The City of Sallisaw will be working with a budget of almost $91 million for the fiscal year that ends June 30, 2026, after city commissioners at their monthly meeting Monday adopted a budget for the ...
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Roland Police apprehend armed robbery suspect
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Roland Police apprehend armed robbery suspect
By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
June 12, 2025
A man wanted in connection with an armed robbery and domestic battery in Fort Smith, Ark. is now in custody after being apprehended last week across the state line in Oklahoma. Kenneth M. Byrd, 28, of...
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Sallisaw man dies weeks after collision
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Sallisaw man dies weeks after collision
By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
June 12, 2025
A Sallisaw man has reportedly died nearly four weeks after a serious motorcycle crash on Highway 82 near South Indian Road in Keys. The collision, which occurred on the evening of May 2, has now been ...
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Here’s your sign
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Here’s your sign
June 12, 2025
A high-flying crew, hoisted by a crane, on Wednesday completed installation of signage drawing attention to 7Brew Drive Thru Coffee, Taco Bell and Whataburger, located on South Kerr Boulevard in Salli...
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Today’s the day when  superstition is highest
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Today’s the day when superstition is highest
It's Friday the 13th
By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
June 12, 2025
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 ...
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Savannah Cunningham
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JUST FOLKS
Savannah Cunningham
By JACIE EUBANKS TIMES INTERN 
June 12, 2025
Savannah Cunningham, at only 18-years-old, has already attained the crowning achievement of becoming the second runner-up for the Strawberry Queen Pageant during the 78th annual Strawberry Festival in...
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