Muldrow School Board approves contracts, bids

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

At their regular meeting held on March 10, the Muldrow Board of Education took key steps to ensure continued growth and improvement for the district, and to discuss various personnel matters, approve financial actions, and make important decisions regarding future projects.

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BREAKING NEWS

Whataburger opens Wednesday

April 21, 2025

Sallisaw's first Whataburger opens at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, at 502 S. Kerr Boulevard. While the long-anticipated opening is big news, even bigger news is that for Wednesday's opening, the first...

Who’s afraid of Oklahoma voters? The lawmakers who represent them

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Who’s afraid of Oklahoma voters? The lawmakers who represent them

By JANELLE STECKLEIN OKLAHOMA VOICE

April 20, 2025

Oklahoma lawmakers are clearly scared to death of their constituents, and who could blame them? After all, voters in recent years have forced our lawmakers to come face-to-face with the terrifying rea...

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CITY COMMISSIONERS

Whatanticipation for Whataburger

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

April 17, 2025

Amid a particularly lengthy Sallisaw Board of City Commissioners agenda Monday, which included its share of “housekeeping” functions such as approving purchase orders, city ordinances and construction...

Hospital ‘getting close’ to paying off obligations

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SALLISAW ECONOMIC AUTHORITY

Hospital ‘getting close’ to paying off obligations

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

April 17, 2025

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah, which just last December was drowning in debt to the tune of about $14 million before Sallisaw City Commissioners stepped in to buttress the city hospital with a $...

New city ordinance approved for itinerant vendor licensing

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CITY COMMISSIONERS

New city ordinance approved for itinerant vendor licensing

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

April 17, 2025

You see them at almost every turn. Food trucks, or mobile vendors, are usually the center of attention at community festivals, and have become permanent fixtures at Iola Avenue and Cedar Street as wel...

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SMA renews solid waste agreement with CARDS

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

April 17, 2025

Two years ago, CARDS Holdings Inc. tendered an unsolicited offer of $21.5 million to purchase the Sallisaw Municipal Landfill facility and the city sanitation collection services. After more than a mo...