Former Vian player’s EOSC sweeps CASC, suffer losses to Seminole State

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

The regular softball season ended for former Vian Lady Wolverine Greenlee Wells and the Eastern Oklahoma State College Lady Mountaineers by getting a road sweep of their archrival Carl Albert State College Lady Vikings on Tuesday in Poteau, then falling twice to host Seminole State College on Wednesday.

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Two-way fiber optic controlled storm sirens approved for city

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

September 17, 2024

When storms barrel through Sallisaw and warning sirens are activated, it’s good for those in storm central to know that the sirens are actually working and warning of tornadoes or severe thunderstorms...

In 1949, Sallisaw Memorial Hospital ‘started out as a basketball court’

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In 1949, Sallisaw Memorial Hospital ‘started out as a basketball court’

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

September 17, 2024

Where were you 75 years ago? Looking at life’s necessities — and luxuries — through today’s lens, it’s almost impossible for most to believe that Sallisaw didn’t always have a hospital. Before World W...

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County coffers in line for ‘pretty good lump sum’

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

September 17, 2024

Sequoyah County is in line to receive almost $250,000 in settlement funds from the state Attorney General’s Office. The county commissioners admit they don’t really understand all the nuances of the “...

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Map shows ‘growing, thriving’ Cherokee Nation

September 17, 2024

TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation has published official, updated demographic maps reflecting the growing diversity among the tribe’s more than 460,000 citizens and where they live across the country. T...

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Full supermoon eclipse is celestial wonder

September 17, 2024

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Sallisaw man sentenced on animal cruelty charge

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

September 17, 2024

A Sallisaw man charged with a felony count of cruelty to animals after he allegedly punched one of his dogs repeatedly, in January of this year, has been sentenced in Sequoyah County District Court. T...