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September 9, 2025
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The Ballad of Hoser

By Slim Randles Guest Columnist 

I have to tell the Ballad of Hoser, to remain true to my readers. It began at the beginning of summer, when I went out the back door to check on my tree seeds and see if any miracles had occurred. Not on the growing of trees department, but as I stood next to the garden cart with tools and rolls of new hose on it, a bumblebee flashed past my face and then vanished into his or her duty of collecting and distributing pollen. But where had he come from?

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Sallisaw mayoral candidates outline visions at public forum
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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
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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
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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
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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
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JUST FOLKS
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
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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...
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