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Expect more cicadas in 2024 than in the previous 220 years
By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 18, 2024
There are certain things for which Oklahoma summers are known: Oppressive heat, suffocating humidity, devastating drought, continually running air conditioners and the song of cicadas. To be sure, no ...
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By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 18, 2024
While vendors that choke downtown Sallisaw streets might generate the most excitement during the annual Diamond Daze festival, the free entertainment isn’t far behind. Music is a festival highlight, a...
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By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
April 18, 2024
A Sallisaw man who led authorities on two different pursuits and struck an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper unit is now in custody, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane. Lane said multiple a...
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April 18, 2024
Highway 17 (South 4620 Road, Maple Street) will be closed to traffic most of the day on Wednesday, April 24. The closure in Sequoyah County Road District #2 is scheduled to begin about 8 a.m., and is ...
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JUST FOLKS
By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER 
April 18, 2024
After serving as a firefighter in Kansas City for 35 years, Muldrow resident Steve Howser envisioned a peaceful retirement, free from the hustle and bustle of city life. Little did he know that retire...
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By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 18, 2024
Area residents with no-longer-used or outdated prescription drugs can safely dispose of them April 26. A medication take-back day will be conducted 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Clif’s Pharmacy, 505 E. Redwood...
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By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 18, 2024
Patience, we are reminded, is a virtue, at least it is when referring to one of the seven heavenly virtues from an epic Latin poem written in the fifth century. For municipalities and their grant writ...
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April 18, 2024
May 5 Cottonwood Cemetery Liberty Cemetery Muldrow Cemetery Peters Cemetery May 12 Brent Cemetery Belfonte Cemetery Buffington Cemetery Copeland Cemetery Dwight Mission Cemetery Fleetwood Cemetery Les...
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By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 16, 2024
It’s spring cleaning time for Sequoyah County Emergency Management (SCEM), especially as the office tries to vacate the former Agent Funeral Home so that the building can be razed for a planned $2 mil...
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MANHUNT
By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
April 16, 2024
Sequoyah County Sheriff Larry Lane said Tuesday morning that deputies are continuing to search for a Sallisaw man who attempted to elude police after he was found to be driving in the area of a report...
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By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
April 16, 2024
A Roland man has been charged with felony manslaughter in the second degree following the death of a 2-year-old victim, who accidentally shot themselves after a firearm was reportedly left within reac...
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By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
April 16, 2024
Gans Public School administration released a statement after a report of a possible gun on campus Thursday afternoon. Gans School Superintendent Regina Brannon reported on April 11 that the school rec...
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By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 16, 2024
It’s been two months since Sallisaw City Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing settlement of a lawsuit brought by Charles Watie in the March 2019 shooting death of Shawn Watie by Sallisaw po...
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By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 11, 2024
First-year Sallisaw Main Street president Lance Montgomery admits that when it comes to the myriad details associated with hosting and sponsoring the Hot-Pickin’, Finger-Lickin’ Barbecue Cook Off, he ...
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By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 11, 2024
As far as Sallisaw Municipal Authority board member Josh Bailey is concerned when it comes to the municipal landfill facility and the fees customers are charged, which part of “no” do you not understa...
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By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
April 11, 2024
Sallisaw City Commissioners are considering changes in city ordinances related to pets. The proposed changes were presented for review at the commissioners’ monthly meeting on Monday. Among the change...
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April 11, 2024
A rabies clinic that will offer additional services is scheduled to take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at Muldrow City Park. Services offered at the event will include: Muldrow City li...
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JUST FOLKS
By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER 
April 11, 2024
For Sallisaw resident Johnny Garcia, his patriotism runs deep. A proud veteran of the United States Marines, Garcia says that his time serving, particularly during Operation Desert Storm, is not just ...
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By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
April 9, 2024
By 10 p.m. Monday, the town of Vian’s roads and state highways were beginning to look like they always did. But just a few hours earlier, traffic was backed up as far as the eye could see, and even pa...
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April 9, 2024
At Monday’s Transportation Commission meeting, ODOT Executive Director Tim Gatz updated commissioners on the U.S. 59 bridge that was struck by an errant barge on March 30. The bridge is on the eastern...