Man dies after rolling from cliff into Lake Tenkiller

A Cookson man reportedly lost his life Sunday after rolling down a 30-foot cliff into the waters of Lake Tenkiller in Cherokee County.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Perry #349 of the Marine Enforcement Division of Troop W reported just before midnight that Troy Childress, 58, was driving a golf cart when the golf cart became stuck.

The trooper said Childress got off the golf cart and laid on the ground to help a witness get the golf cart unstuck, but when the witness moved the golf cart, Childre...

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Sallisaw mayoral candidates outline visions at public forum

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 5, 2026

Three candidates seeking to become Sallisaw’s next mayor laid out their ideas for the city’s future Monday night during a public forum hosted by Your TIMES and KXMX The Mix 105.1. The event, held at t...

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Winter Concert Series kicks off Saturday

February 5, 2026

The benefit concert planned for January 31 has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 7, at The Auditorium. Mule Kick Reckoning will perform beginning at 7 p.m. at the concert venue located at 218 W....

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Details released in Arkansas River homicide after 5 arrested in investigation

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 5, 2026

Authorities have arrested five people and filed multiple felony charges in connection with the killing of a Muskogee man whose body was discovered last fall along the Arkansas River in Van Buren, Ark....

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Vital statistics

February 5, 2026

Std. Head…Vital Statistics-Feb. 3, 2026 Marriage Licenses Issued Jaron Cottrell, 17, Hickory, KY; Savannah Cottrell, Sallisaw. Ethan McKinney, 19, Stilwell; Adaya Dieffenbach, 18, Stilwell. Elijah Tra...

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Sarah Richards

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 5, 2026

In Sarah Richards’ third grade classroom at Roland Elementary, learning is more than worksheets and tests. It’s laughter, encouragement, creativity and the kind of confidence-building that follows stu...

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Mark your calendar

February 5, 2026

FRI., FEB. 6, 13, 20 & 27 Soup N’ Souls, meeting, 6 p.m., The Shed, on Cherokee, Sallisaw. For more info call 918-774-3120. AA meeting, 7 p.m., Fridays, Vian Methodist Church, corner of Lee and Blacks...