Winner, winner …

By Lynn

Bingo winners at Saturday’s 26th annual Sequoyah County Times Retirement Fair were awarded cash prizes from Your TIMES publisher Jeff Mayo. Those winners were Cecilia Hardbarger, Gail Fine, Lahoma Burns, Robert Lockhart, Rhonda Stock and Bill Aydalot.

The event was held at Sallisaw Middle School, and included participation by more than 150 sponsors and vendors.

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Drake triple-murder trial set for September

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

July 8, 2025

Anyone who has not been involved in the American legal system cannot fully appreciate the applicable idiom, “the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.” Monday was another example ...

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‘Long journey ahead’ for fire victims

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

July 8, 2025

Optimism remains the watchword this week in the face of debilitating hopelessness for three people — two from Vian — who remain in critical condition following last week’s fireworks explosion in Tuska...

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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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Honoring those who preserved our freedom

July 8, 2025

When there are those unable to celebrate the Fourth of July — one of the nation’s most patriotic of holidays — then the festivities were brought to those who helped preserve our freedom. The City of S...

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Roland turns annual festival into fundraiser for locals injured in Tuskahoma fireworks accident

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

July 8, 2025

The Roland Chamber of Commerce decided on Saturday to turn their annual Iron Mountain Festival into a fundraiser for local families who were impacted by a tragic fireworks accident in Tuskahoma last w...

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River Valley Freestyle Academy sending 6 wrestlers to USMC Junior Nationals

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

July 8, 2025

The River Valley Freestyle Academy will be well represented at the 2025 United States Marine Corps Junior Nationals, which will begin Thursday and will end July 19 at the FargoDome in Fargo, N.D. Two ...