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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
December 4, 2025
Dec. 6 Free Christmas Movie “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Concessions available at a reasonable price. Sallie Byrd Sevenstar Community Center 474894 State Highway 101, Muldrow 6 p.m. Saturday • De...
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By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
December 4, 2025
Authorities have issued a felony arrest warrant for an Oklahoma man in connection with the killing of 30-year-old Derek C. Marshall, whose body was discovered last month along the Arkansas River. The ...
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By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
December 4, 2025
A Sallisaw man accused in the September shooting death of 19-year-old Joshua D. Mefford is now scheduled to appear in court early next year. Robert W. Skelton, 21, of Sallisaw, is set to appear at 9 a...
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JUST FOLKS
By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
December 4, 2025
When Tara Cato packed up her life in northern Illinois and moved more than 600 miles south to Sequoyah County, she didn’t know she was heading not just toward a new home, but toward a new beginning. C...
News, Tribal
December 4, 2025
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner recently proposed a plan to target more small business capital to low income and high poverty areas of the tribe’s 7,000 ...
Columns & Opinions, Sports
KILGORE'S CORNER
December 4, 2025
Having spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Florida visiting our son, I have returned and escaped to have an occasional sit in a deer blind. My lovely spouse has been on a mission — to pounce on that rar...
News
December 4, 2025
Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek issued the following statement in response to news of Tyson Foods considering poultry operation reductions in eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas due to the long...
Sports
December 4, 2025
GRAND: Dec. 1. Elevation is normal and stable. The water temperature is 56 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, points and shorelines. Blue c...
News, School News
December 4, 2025
Vian High School choir member Isaiah Drew was recently selected for Oklahoma’s Vocal All-State Choir. Auditions for the prestigious choir were held in November. Students began preparations for the aud...
News
By JAKE RAMSEY OK WATCH 
December 4, 2025
Kori Petty fell behind on her rent during the government shutdown and found herself in eviction court Thanksgiving week. Petty was on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and during the shut...
Columns & Opinions, Sports
GRIDIRON NOTES
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 4, 2025
I addressed this topic last week, but I thought I would do so once more. The stories on our local football teams’ respective all-district teams — District 4A-4 (Sallisaw), District 3A-3 (Muldrow), Dis...
Calendar, News
December 4, 2025
Join Cherokee Nation in welcoming the holidays with special events throughout December. In Vinita, the tribe is hosting its first-ever holiday market on Dec. 13 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Cherokee Nat...
Sports
By MIRANDA DONIHOO ATOKA COUNTY TIMES 
December 4, 2025
An ongoing outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1), including its potentially fatal neurologic form, Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), has prompted a statewide alert for horse owners...
Sequoyah County history
THIS WEEK IN COUNTY HISTORY
— Sequoyah County Times, Dec. 8, 1950
December 4, 2025
25 Years Ago —Industrial officials like the idea of the proposed expansion of the Carl Albert State College (CASC) Sequoyah County campus in Sallisaw. The proposed full-service college means close-to-...
News
December 4, 2025
11/10/2025 - 11/16/2025 During the period of Nov. 10-16, 2025, Sequoyah County law enforcement tended to 31 animal calls, 247 traffic stops, and numerous medical and domestic calls according to police...
Calendar, News
December 4, 2025
Announcements of upcoming events for nonprofit organizations and events in Sequoyah County may be delivered to Your TIMES in several different ways. They may be mailed to or hand delivered to Your TIM...
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 4, 2025
ARKOMA — New Webbers Falls Lady Warriors coach Staci Simeroth was victorious in her debut as the Lady Warriors defeated the host Arkoma Lady Mustangs 46-42 in Tuesday night’s Riverside Conference game...
News, Tribal
By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
December 4, 2025
On Monday evenings in Muldrow, the lights inside the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization (MCCO) glow a little brighter—not just from the overhead fixtures, but from the energy of a growing group d...
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 4, 2025
The Roland Runnin’ Rangers opened the 202526 basketball season on a high note as they corralled the Sequoyah-Tahlequah Indians 63-57 on Tuesday night at the Ranger Dome. Trailing 21-14 after a quarter...
News
December 4, 2025
Clayton Spalding of Muldrow is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark Mc-Cully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo. Junior members of t...