Columns & Opinions

May 1, 2025

Think on these things

By Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Last night fireflies came to twinkle and wink among new green leaves. The wind had changed from warm south gusts to cooler air that had earlier produced hail. Rain ceased and darkness fell until the moon slipped from behind thinning clouds.

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City adopts $91M budget for FY26

Ollie’s Bargain Center coming to Sallisaw

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

June 12, 2025

The City of Sallisaw will be working with a budget of almost $91 million for the fiscal year that ends June 30, 2026, after city commissioners at their monthly meeting Monday adopted a budget for the ...

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Today’s the day when superstition is highest

It's Friday the 13th

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

June 12, 2025

Are you superstitious? No? Are you sure? Do you knock on wood or never open an umbrella indoors or never walk under a ladder or avoid breaking a mirror or avoid stepping on a crack in the sidewalk or ...

News

Here’s your sign

June 11, 2025

A high-flying crew, hoisted by a crane, on Wednesday completed installation of signage drawing attention to 7Brew Drive Thru Coffee, Taco Bell and Whataburger, located on South Kerr Boulevard in Salli...

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Remembering when

Sallisaw Class of 1975 tour Big Toy Museum

June 11, 2025

Members of the Sallisaw Class of 1975 held their 50-year class reunion Saturday at the Old Sallisaw High School Association Black Diamond Event Center. Several alumni also visited the Big Toy Museum, ...

News, Tribal

Tribes celebrate record economic impact in Oklahoma

By EMMA MURPHY AND NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL | OKLAHOMA VOICE

June 11, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s tribal nations contributed $23.4 billion to the state’s economy in 2023, according to a study released Wednesday. Over 55,000 Oklahomans were directly employed by tribes and...

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Sallisaw Veterans Center welcomes first residents

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

June 10, 2025

The more days that turned into weeks, which then evolved into months and stretched into years since the September 2020 groundbreaking for the new Sallisaw Veterans Center, the more impatient the commu...

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6 incumbents re-elected in Cherokee Nation General Election

June 10, 2025

Six incumbents were re-elected to the Council of the Cherokee Nation during the tribe’s General Election on June 7, according to unofficial results from the Cherokee Nation Election Commission. The in...

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Sallisaw School Board approves new hires, superintendent’s contract, insurance plans

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

June 10, 2025

The Sallisaw Board of Education convened for its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the district’s administration building, approving a full slate of business measures ahead of the upcoming s...

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Your TIMES wins awards at state meet

June 10, 2025

SHAWNEE — Your TIMES and its staff earned 13 awards Saturday when the Oklahoma Press Association presented its Better Newspaper Contest awards during the association’s annual convention held this year...

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4 tornadoes confirmed in Sequoyah County

June 10, 2025

The National Weather Service confirmed that at least three EF1 tornadoes struck Sequoyah County on Friday, with one beginning at Vian, another just east of Sallisaw and a third went north of Roland in...

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ATU-Ozark Campus spring 2025 Chancellor’s List, Honor Roll

June 10, 2025

Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has announced its Chancellor’s List and Honor Roll for the spring 2025 semester. The ATU-Ozark Campus Chancellor’s List recognizes students who complete a semeste...