Nicklaus hits walk off, Sooners rally to Big 12 title game

By OU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jackson Nicklaus hit a walk-off two-run home run to cap a six-run rally as Oklahoma beat Kansas 8-6 and advanced to Saturday’s Big 12 Championship Game.

Trailing by six runs after two innings, the Sooners (37-18) rallied with eight unanswered to advance to their fifth Big 12 tournament final. OU is seeking its second tournament title in the past three years and the program’s fourth in the Big 12 era.

Nicklaus proved to be the hero with his two-run blast, his sec...

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City joins class action lawsuit vs. fire truck manufacturers

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

February 17, 2026

On a night when Sallisaw Fire Chief Anthony Armstrong was recognized for his 30 years of service to the city — the past 17 as chief before his February 1 retirement — Sallisaw City Commissioners on Fe...

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Sallisaw man injured in rollover crash

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 17, 2026

A single-vehicle rollover crash early Sunday morning left a Sallisaw man injured, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). The collision occurred at around 12:24 a.m. at the intersection of U.S...

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Inside the ICE detention system

How Oklahoma facilities use legal limbo to pressure deportations

By BEN FENWICK | OKLAHOMA WATCH

February 17, 2026

After the Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested Yingchao Fan following a rollover accident on Interstate 40, he sat in Sequoyah County jail despite facing no criminal charges, not even a traffic citation. ...

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Sallisaw resident sentenced

February 17, 2026

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Andrew T. Blankenship, 39, of Sallisaw, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for one count of possession of ...

Central Lady Tigers pick up road victory over Eufaula

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Central Lady Tigers pick up road victory over Eufaula

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

February 17, 2026

EUFAULA — The Central Lady Tigers ended the regular season on a high note as they picked up a true road win as they handled the Eufaula Lady Ironheads 50-34 on Monday night. The Lady Tigers (13-10) ju...

Sallisaw gets 2 Senior Night wins over Hilldale, NOAA Conference sweeps at Checotah, Poteau

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Sallisaw gets 2 Senior Night wins over Hilldale, NOAA Conference sweeps at Checotah, Poteau

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

February 17, 2026

After the Sallisaw Lady Diamonds fast-pitch team suffered a Senior Night loss to Pocola and the Black Diamonds football team fell in a heartbreaking loss to Ada on its Senior Night, the Sallisaw Lady ...