Oklahoma City Thunder coach receives multiple-year contract

By OKCTHUNDER.COM

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed coach Mark Daigneault to a multi-year contract extension last week, it was announced by Executive Vice-President and General Manager Sam Presti. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released.

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Poultry industry still refuses to abide by judge’s ruling in Illinois River Watershed case

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

January 8, 2026

It’s been 25 years since Oklahoma first began its pursuit of reform and resolution in the arduous legal quagmire that seeks to hold the poultry industry liable for polluting the Illinois River Watersh...

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Sallisaw woman recounts near-death leap from bridge

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

January 8, 2026

When confronted with a near-death situation, survivors often report that, as the emotional event unfolds, their life flashed before their eyes. Malora Stites of Sallisaw knows all too well the almost ...

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In-person assistance available for ad valorem exemption filing

By Lynn

January 8, 2026

The Sequoyah County ad valorem exemption filing period is now open, and the county assessor’s office is providing in-person assistance at five county locations to help with filling and answer question...

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School board approves $1.21 Million building bond issue

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

January 8, 2026

Sallisaw Public Schools’ Board of Education on Wednesday approved the issuance of $1.21 million in General Obligation Building Bonds during a special meeting. The board first approved its annual revie...

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Joseph Spencer

By ALLY TROTTER | STAFF WRITER

January 8, 2026

Joseph Spencer’s life began the way many stories from Sequoyah County once did – simply, humbly and surrounded by the forces of nature. Born on May 3, 1943, in Bird Flat north of Marble City, Spencer ...

Oklahoma Republicans pick poultry over people, 20 years after the state waged war on chicken poop

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Oklahoma Republicans pick poultry over people, 20 years after the state waged war on chicken poop

By JANELLE STECKLEIN OKLAHOMA VOICE

January 8, 2026

One of the earliest lessons parents teach their children is if they break someone else’s things — even if it’s by accident — they have a responsibility to make it right. This virtue transcends into ad...