Thunder lose to Pacers, hosts Game 7 for NBA championship

INDIANAPOLIS — The Oklahoma City Thunder missed 22 of the 30 shots it took from three-point range and committed an uncharacteristic 21 turnovers Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — and those were the highlights for the Western Conference champions — as the Indiana Pacers coasted to a 108-91 victory in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

The Thunder will host the Pacers at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center for a winner-take-all Game 7.

Thunder stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and J...

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Sallisaw mayoral candidates outline visions at public forum

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 5, 2026

Three candidates seeking to become Sallisaw’s next mayor laid out their ideas for the city’s future Monday night during a public forum hosted by Your TIMES and KXMX The Mix 105.1. The event, held at t...

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Winter Concert Series kicks off Saturday

February 5, 2026

The benefit concert planned for January 31 has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 7, at The Auditorium. Mule Kick Reckoning will perform beginning at 7 p.m. at the concert venue located at 218 W....

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Details released in Arkansas River homicide after 5 arrested in investigation

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 5, 2026

Authorities have arrested five people and filed multiple felony charges in connection with the killing of a Muskogee man whose body was discovered last fall along the Arkansas River in Van Buren, Ark....

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Vital statistics

February 5, 2026

Std. Head…Vital Statistics-Feb. 3, 2026 Marriage Licenses Issued Jaron Cottrell, 17, Hickory, KY; Savannah Cottrell, Sallisaw. Ethan McKinney, 19, Stilwell; Adaya Dieffenbach, 18, Stilwell. Elijah Tra...

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Sarah Richards

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

February 5, 2026

In Sarah Richards’ third grade classroom at Roland Elementary, learning is more than worksheets and tests. It’s laughter, encouragement, creativity and the kind of confidence-building that follows stu...

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Mark your calendar

February 5, 2026

FRI., FEB. 6, 13, 20 & 27 Soup N’ Souls, meeting, 6 p.m., The Shed, on Cherokee, Sallisaw. For more info call 918-774-3120. AA meeting, 7 p.m., Fridays, Vian Methodist Church, corner of Lee and Blacks...