Todd A. Smith, the man law enforcement authorities believe was involved in the July 27 physical altercation that resulted in gunplay and the wounding of one of the combatants, remains in the Sequoyah ...

Contractors at the Stanley H. Collins Aquatics Center are in the home stretch for completion of the multi-million-dollar project that has been underway for more than a year, and finishing touches are ...

Sallisaw City Commissioners like the plan by 55 Properties LLC “to create some quality housing” for the city on property adjacent to the food truck pavilion at Iola Avenue and Cedar Street. Ward 1 Com...

A potentially dangerous situation was swiftly handled by Vian Police officers last Monday when a semi-truck driver, later found to be heavily intoxicated, was arrested near a school zone. According to...

Daniel New, 49, grew up in Webbers Falls. He's been married to Stephanie New for 12 years now. He spent his kindergarten and first grade at Carlyle School, that is now shut down, in Gore. After that, ...

There’s a prevailing rule of thumb when it comes to men who wear earrings: Left is right and right is wrong. But if you’re among the 10% to 13% of Americans who are left-handed, you’d be inclined to b...

In honor of International Left-Handers Day being celebrated worldwide Wednesday, the August 13 edition of Your TIMES gives you a glimpse at how the world would be if left were right. If this seems a d...

If you’re righthanded and you've picked up this newspaper, you’re surely wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into. And why. Today (Aug. 13) is International Left-Handers Day, an obscure “holiday” th...

There are some musicians, especially amateur ones, who don’t want you to look at them when they play. Guitarist John Musselman of Sallisaw is one of those. Not because he’s shy or nervous. It’s actual...

Almost everyone has certain characteristics that make them readily identifiable. For lefthanded Teresa Caves of Sallisaw, it’s a certain symbol that sets her apart from righthanders. “Probably my most...

Crystal Gibbs will be the first to tell you she can’t do anything with her right hand. And she’s finding out the same is true for her left-handed grandson, Brantley. “Growing up, I would cry because n...

For some couple who have been married for a time, not sitting beside their spouse when eating at a restaurant can be a welcome respite. But for Pat and April Nix, left-handed husband and wife from Sal...

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-han...

For the 90% of humans who are right-handed, there was never a question about how they’d throw a ball, write their name or find a seat at a dinner party. Likewise, for the 1 in 10 southpaws, using thei...

As you’ve already noticed, after you may have tried to take a pair of right-handed scissors to cut along the right edge of the front page trying to get into this edition of Your TIMES, this is a left-...

20. Two words: Ink smears. Whenever lefties try to right with ink, they end up smearing their writing beyond recognition. 19. Wristwatches. All watches are made to be worn on the left arm, and the sou...

We all, of course, know in which hand we hold a pen, but how far does this bias extend throughout your body? Are you lefteared? Left-eyed? Here is a simple test you can apply to yourself. 1. Imagine t...

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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Justin Floyd Qualls, aka Jay Qualls, 40, of Muldrow, has been found guilty by a federal jury of one count of...

Agents with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the U.S. Marshals Service apprehended and arrested Todd A. Smith shortly before noon Tuesday, ending a tense 16-day manhunt. Smith, 63, had eluded authoriti...