Sallisaw School Board approves new hires, initiatives for 2023-24

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

The Sallisaw Public Schools Board of Education held its regular meeting on July 10 to discuss and approve various matters concerning the upcoming 202324 school year. The meeting, presided over by President Amanda Trudeau-Hatcher, saw the approval of new hires and important initiatives for the district.

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Fishing Report for October 9, 2024

October 10, 2024

Eufaula : Oct. 4. Elevation is four feet below normal and falling. The water temperature is 75 degrees and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, jigs, lipl...

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‘A really great time’ expected for Main Street Fall Festival

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

October 8, 2024

If you’re among those who complain that there’s nothing to do in Sallisaw, an understandably tired and thinly stretched Lance Montgomery doesn’t want to hear about it. “Don’t let anyone tell you that ...

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Man who fled traffic stop not considered dangerous

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

October 8, 2024

Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane said authorities are continuing to search for a Hispanic male who ran from deputies during a traffic stop west of U.S. Hwy. 59, early Monday morning. Lane said while...

The future: Hospital dreams of better days, and ‘a chance to do a good job’

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The future: Hospital dreams of better days, and ‘a chance to do a good job’

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

October 8, 2024

When Sallisaw Memorial Hospital opened its doors in August 1949, the founders and medical professionals of the time could not fathom today’s healthcare world. Even when the hospital came under the Nor...

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Sallisaw resident raises awareness for diabetes management

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

October 8, 2024

Sayde Anderson, a 19-year-old resident of Sallisaw and member of the Cherokee Nation, is on a mission to raise awareness about diabetes management within her community. Living with Type 1 diabetes sin...

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Muldrow man pleads guilty to arson charge

October 8, 2024

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in Muskogee has announced that Trevor S. McGuire, 24, of Muldrow, has entered a guilty plea to one count of arson in Indian Cou...