Fishing Report for August 7, 2024

EUFAULA: Aug. 2. Elevation is a foot below normal and falling. The water temperature is 86 degrees and stained. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits and lipless baits around docks, points and riprap. White catfish, blue catfish and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shad and stinkbait around channels, riprap, river channel, river mouth and standing timber. Black crappie and white crappie fair on hair jigs and jigs around brush structure, docks and standing timber. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Downpours of as much as 7″ inundate Sallisaw streets, buildings

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Downpours of as much as 7″ inundate Sallisaw streets, buildings

By Lynn

July 8, 2025

Heavy downpours on Tuesday engulfed Sallisaw streets and Sequoyah County roads, submerged at least one vehicle at the Cherokee Avenue railroad underpass, inundated buildings in flood-prone areas and w...

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Trump administration wants to close down key weather labs nationwide

National Severe Storms Lab in Norman would be shuttered

By EM LUETKEMEYER OKLAHOMA WATCH

July 8, 2025

The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office buildings at the University of Oklahoma, off State Highway 9 in Norman. It’s responsible for radar breakthroughs in...

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Cell, no! After 2 years of debate, schools get months to ban phones

By PAUL MONIES AND VALERIE SCOTT | OKLAHOMA WATCH

July 7, 2025

After two years of legislative discussion and debate on the distractions of cell phones in class, Oklahoma schools have months to implement a bell-to-bell ban on devices for students during the upcomi...

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Another lawsuit targets controversial OSDE social studies standards

By JENNIFER PALMER OKLAHOMA WATCH

July 6, 2025

Another lawsuit has been brought against the state Department of Education attempting to halt implementation of the new social studies standards. A group of parents, faith leaders and teachers brought...

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Is Trump’s bullying changing politics?

July 5, 2025

The suits at Paramount who cut a deal with the administration over last year’s “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris were roundly excoriated last week. Even the “South Park” guys had a go at their...

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Pope, Mother Teresa launch outreach program in Sallisaw

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

July 3, 2025

There was surely a time, during the darkest days of his life, when Steve Pope could not have imagined clawing himself out of the depths of his despair, a lost world where God had most certainly forsak...