Police logs

09/30/2024 - 10/06/2024 During the week of Sept. 30 Oct. 6, 2024, Sequoyah County law enforcement tended to 19 animal calls, 143 traffic stops, along with numerous medical and domestic calls according to police reports. Following is a list of incidents included from last week’s reports: RP: Reporting Party PO: Protective Order PD: Police Department SCSO: Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office

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Proposal to check Oklahoma students’ citizenship status draws bipartisan concerns in state House

By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE

April 23, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — Proposed rules that would require schools to collect Oklahoma students’ immigration status and mandate that teachers pass the U.S. Naturalization Test face bipartisan opposition in the...

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What will Sallisaw look like in 2045?

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

April 22, 2025

What will Sallisaw look like in 2045? Will there be flying cars, tricorders, holograms and transporters? Will Sallisaw be the region’s economic, industrial heavyweight and a residential and cultural d...

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City pool ‘ahead of schedule,’ but …

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

April 22, 2025

For those eagerly awaiting the completion of the Stanley H. Collins Aquatics Center, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that the aquatics center “is ahead of schedule,” but as Sallisaw C...

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Brushy Lake Park visitors can rent fun with kayaks

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

April 22, 2025

Sallisaw City Commissioners have approved a master services agreement between the city and Rent Fun LLC of Northville, Mich., for the placement of a kiosk for kayaks at Brushy Lake Park. In green ligh...

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Whataburger’s wacky Wednesday

April 22, 2025

If this Wednesday seems wackier than most, especially on South Kerr Boulevard, there’s good reason. Sallisaw’s first Whataburger opened at 11 a.m. today at 502 S. Kerr Boulevard. While the long-antici...

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2025 Decoration Days

April 22, 2025

May 4 Cottonwood Cemetery Liberty Cemetery Muldrow Cemetery Peters Cemetery May 11 Brent Cemetery Belfonte Cemetery Buffington Cemetery Copeland Cemetery Dwight Mission Cemetery Fleetwood Cemetery Les...