U.S. House GOP spending cuts a preview of Project 2025, lead Dem appropriator says

By LIA CHIEN | OKLAHOMA VOICE

The cuts to labor, health care and education proposed in a U.S. House Republican bill this week are previews of what would happen to federal agencies under a second Trump term, a key House Democrat said Tuesday.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, told reporters Tuesday that the major spending cuts in Republicans’ fiscal 2025 proposal to fund the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education would have significant impact...

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Hyde turns ‘precious moments into song’

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 12, 2026

Drake Hyde — the Sallisaw graduate, Diamond Daze headliner, contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” and inaugural winner of the LOOT8/Bob Kingsley Acoustic Alley Singer-Songwriter Contest — returns to his hom...

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DiamondNet added to Master Fee Schedule, but no rate increases

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 12, 2026

With recent changes in Sallisaw’s telecommunications services known as DiamondNet — specifically, no longer offering cable service — the Board of City Commissioners approved at Monday’s monthly meetin...

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Store clerk charged with embezzlement

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

March 12, 2026

A convenience store employee is scheduled for a May 6 felony disposition docket, court records show, after store owners reported she had allegedly been stealing merchandise and money from a Gans busin...

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Signs of spring

By Lynn

March 12, 2026

The weather-predicting groundhog must not have been considering Oklahoma when he forecast six more weeks of winter. The jonquils have responded to the recent unseasonably warm weather and rains. Overl...

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Today’s the day when superstition is highest

It’s Friday the 13th

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 12, 2026

As Yogi Berra has famously observed, it’s deja vu all over again. Because wasn’t it Friday the 13th just a month ago? Yes, this year the unlucky day occurs in consecutive months. So, are you superstit...

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TaLeese Foreman

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

March 12, 2026

For TaLeese Foreman, caring for others is more than just a job, it’s a calling. The 42-year-old Vian resident has dedicated her career to helping those in need as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) a...