Central, Vian stay alive in football playoffs, while Sallisaw, Gore, Webbers Falls see seasons end

Sports

November 17, 2023

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

Two local high school football teams stayed alive in the 2023 postseason parade, while three others saw their seasons end.

In the Class A second-round playoffs, the Central Tigers kept their historic perfect season intact as they outlasted the Pawnee Black Bears 36-34 in two overtimes Friday night at Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers (12-0) will meet the Hooker Bulldogs, who won a battle of ’Dogs 21-20 over host Minco. Central and Hooker square off at 7 p.m. Friday at Newcastle High School for the Class...

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‘Shattered Dreams’ documentary makes debut as prevention tool

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

November 30, 2023

Wednesday at the Wheeler Event Center in Sallisaw, there was a screen, a movie, an audience, popcorn and soft drinks. And for the three dozen people — mostly high school students — who showed up for t...

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Sallisaw woman named in federal drug conspiracy indictment

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

November 30, 2023

A Sallisaw woman is one of 13 individuals who was indicted on Nov. 13 with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to Christopher J. Wilson, United Stat...

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Commissioners approve expenditures … maybe

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

November 30, 2023

Sequoyah County Commissioners might spend $192,927 for a steel span bridge on North 4790 Road. They may also pay thousands of dollars for inmate ambulance transportation from two years ago. But before...

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JUST FOLKS

Jeremiah Johnson

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

November 30, 2023

Jeremiah Johnson, 38, of Vian has deep roots in Sequoyah County. Named after his late grandfather, Benny Johnson, of the Johnsonville/ Blackgum community near Lake Tenkiller, his birth name is actuall...

Sports

Fishing Report for November 29, 2023

November 30, 2023

EUFAULA: Nov. 24. Elevation is 1.5 feet below normal and stable, water temperature 55 degrees and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits and plastic b...

No time like the present to go quail hunting

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KILGORE'S CORNER

No time like the present to go quail hunting

November 30, 2023

If quail hunting is your bag of oats, there’s no better time than the present to pick up your shotgun, grab a box or two of shells and, by all means, if you have a good bird dog, bring him or her alon...

Spring rains give pheasant numbers slight bump

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WILDLIFE NEWS

Spring rains give pheasant numbers slight bump

By TELL JUDKINS ODWC UPLAND GAME BIOLOGIST

November 30, 2023

Ring-necked pheasants remain a popular upland game species among Oklahoma hunters. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation monitors the pheasant population by conducting two annual surveys: s...

Sooners lose to Tennessee, Princeton in Fort Myers Tip-Off

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OU BASKETBALL

Sooners lose to Tennessee, Princeton in Fort Myers Tip-Off

November 30, 2023

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jasmine Powell came off the bench to score 13 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter and No. 19 Tennessee rallied past No. 22 Oklahoma 76-73 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Saturday. T...

Cowgirls rout Missouri State after losing to Ohio State in The Bahamas

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OSU BASKETBALL

Cowgirls rout Missouri State after losing to Ohio State in The Bahamas

By HAYDEN SIMMONS OKSTATE.COM

November 30, 2023

With five Cowgirls scoring in double figures, Oklahoma State’s women’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with an 82-51 win over Missouri State in Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday afterno...

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CASC CROSS COUNTRY

Vikings sign Spiro runner Wortham

By TOM FIRME THE POTEAU DAILY NEWS

November 30, 2023

Spiro’s Lindsey Wortham signed to run cross country with Carl Albert State College in a signing ceremony Tuesday afternoon at Spiro High School, becoming Spiro’s first athlete to sign for college cros...

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OKC THUNDER

Thunder knocked out of tournament

November 30, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Oklahoma City Thunder was eliminated from the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night when the Minnesota Timberwolves claimed a 106-103 victory. The Thunder was slated to return t...