Left-handedness sets Schwab apart, makes her ‘more special’

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

Talk to many left-handers and they’ll be quick to cite the travails with which they must contend in a right-handed world — eating while seated next to a right-hander, figuring out how to use right-handed scissors and trying to write without smudging the ink while dealing with the obstacle of a three-ring binder or spiral notebook.

Miscues cost Wolverines once more in state title game

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Miscues cost Wolverines once more in state title game

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

December 12, 2025

EDMOND -- In last season's Class 2A, Division II state title game, the Vian Wolverines had four turnovers, three of them leading to Davis touchdowns as the Wolves spoiled Vian's perfect season with a ...

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Padgett’s Barber Shop feted by Sallisaw officials for 66 years in business

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

December 11, 2025

In 2019, Sallisaw city officials proclaimed a day in honor of Dewey Padgett for “his personal service and his personal contributions to the city,” marking 60 years in business as Padgett’s Barber Shop...

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Fanfare opens new Millison facility

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

December 11, 2025

What began more than two years ago when SLPT Global Pump Group announced it was being acquired by Millison Casting Technology was celebrated Wednesday at the Sallisaw manufacturing plant with grand-op...

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21 years later, mystery still surrounds Adams’ disappearance

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

December 11, 2025

Twenty-one years after a Northeastern State University student vanished along with his pickup truck, investigators and family members say they are no closer to understanding what happened on Dec. 13, ...

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Quilt tickets will benefit Senior Nutrition Center

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

December 11, 2025

Two years ago, due to dwindling numbers of quilters for Sallisaw’s Senior Nutrition Center, Robert Morris thought 2024 would be the last year Sequoyah County residents could buy tickets for a drawing ...

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Sarah Christie

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

December 11, 2025

For Sarah Christie, the heart of her story has always centered on two things: family and the children she serves. At 31, the wife, mother of three and early childhood educator has woven those passions...