Fishing Report for January 7, 2026

LOWER ILLINOIS RIVER: Jan. 2. Elevation is normal and stable. The water temperature is 52 degrees and clear. Rainbow trout good on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait and worms below the dam, shallows and shorelines.

Runnin’ Rangers finish as state runners-up

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Runnin’ Rangers finish as state runners-up

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

March 15, 2026

Roland boys basketball coach Eddie Lewis guided his team to the Class 3A State Tournament for the 14th time this past weekend, and the second-ranked Runnin’ Rangers made it to the state title game for...

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DiamondNet added to Master Fee Schedule, but no rate increases

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 12, 2026

With recent changes in Sallisaw’s telecommunications services known as DiamondNet — specifically, no longer offering cable service — the Board of City Commissioners approved at Monday’s monthly meetin...

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Sallisaw storyteller

Hyde turns ‘precious moments into song’

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 12, 2026

Drake Hyde — the Sallisaw graduate, Diamond Daze headliner, contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” and inaugural winner of the LOOT8/Bob Kingsley Acoustic Alley Singer-Songwriter Contest — returns to his hom...

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Store clerk charged with embezzlement

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

March 12, 2026

A convenience store employee is scheduled for a May 6 felony disposition docket, court records show, after store owners reported she had allegedly been stealing merchandise and money from a Gans busin...

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Signs of spring

By Lynn

March 12, 2026

The weather-predicting groundhog must not have been considering Oklahoma when he forecast six more weeks of winter. The jonquils have responded to the recent unseasonably warm weather and rains. Overl...

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Today’s the day when superstition is highest

It’s Friday the 13th

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 12, 2026

As Yogi Berra has famously observed, it’s deja vu all over again. Because wasn’t it Friday the 13th just a month ago? Yes, this year the unlucky day occurs in consecutive months. So, are you superstit...