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ONE IN A SERIES
By Lynn Adams Staff Writer 
July 25, 2024
Larry Crowe is proof that by the time you’ve been around 80-some-odd years, you’ve probably experienced quite a bit in life. As Crowe will surely attest, those who grew up in the lean war years of the...
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By HEATHER WARLICK OKLAHOMA WATCH 
July 25, 2024
Shay Swindall lives in a tent, under a busy Oklahoma City overpass, in a sprawling homeless encampment. When she needed a new albuterol inhaler recently, she tried to ration the last few puffs she had...
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By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
July 25, 2024
A Sallisaw man is charged with felony child neglect after a small child was reportedly found naked on another person’s porch last month. Luis A. Lopez, 27, was charged July 9 in Sequoyah County Distri...
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By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
July 25, 2024
A Sallisaw man who failed to register as a sex offender in Sequoyah County is now scheduled to appear for a September 4 felony disposition docket. Micah D. Albertson, 26, was reportedly charged on Jul...
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July 25, 2024
The Sequoyah County Resource Network, a collaborative group made up of several organizations and agencies in Sequoyah County, is busy prepping for its 10th annual Back-to-School Rodeo Roundup backpack...
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Just Folks
By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER 
July 25, 2024
At 90 years old, Mary Wilson is a cherished resident of Vian, known for her extraordinary contributions to healthcare. Working as a nurse in Fort Smith for 45 years, Wilson’s dedication and compassion...
Columns & Opinions
By Janis Risley EXTENSION EDUCTOR, FCS/4-H SEQUOYAH COUNTY 
July 25, 2024
It’s estimated that more than one-third of adults in the U.S. are getting less than seven hours of sleep daily. Prolonged lack of sleep can lead to serious health consequences, including immunodeficie...
Columns & Opinions, Sports
THE DIAMOND MINE
By BY DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
July 25, 2024
Congratulations to four individuals who were a part of the Class of 2024 to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame over the weekend — former players Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton along ...
News
July 25, 2024
07/15/2024 - 07/21/2024 During the week of July 15-21, 2024, Sequoyah County law enforcement tended to 21 animal calls, 132 traffic stops, along with numerous medical and domestic calls according to p...
Columnists, Sports
KILGORE'S CORNER
July 25, 2024
Tulsa is set to welcome its newest addition to the outdoor retail landscape: Scheels. Set to open on Oct. 19, this mammoth store undoubtedly will shake up the local outdoor gear market and provide a u...
Sequoyah County history
THIS WEEK IN COUNTY HISTORY
July 25, 2024
— Sequoyah County Times, July 29, 1999 25 Years Ago —The Oklahoma State School Board of Education voted unanimously at a special meeting Tuesday to deny Gum Springs School accreditation, Sandy Garrett...
Sports
UA FOOTBALL
By OLIVER GRIGG ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 
July 25, 2024
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Arkansas defensive lineman Landon Jackson was named to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Team, earning second-team recognition from media covering SEC Football Media Days. J...
Columns & Opinions
SALLISAW TOPS
By Billie Anthony 
July 25, 2024
Monday’s attendance was 15. We had a net of 8.9 pounds. I had the best weight loss for the week with 3.6 pounds. Our Ladder Contest has two members tied to win on the second rung to the top. Good luck...
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GANS SOFTBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
July 25, 2024
Last year at this time, both former Gans Lady Grizzlies softball coach Laney James and her assistant Jacklyn Green weren’t put in place in those coaching posts until late summer break. Thus, there was...
Columns & Opinions
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler 
July 25, 2024
'The night is spent, the day is at hand ... ‘ Therefore, let us get rid of everything that causes darkness. Let us put on all that is light and be happy and joyful. Let us polish the windows of our so...
Sports
OSU ATHLETICS
By GAVIN LANG OKSTATE.COM 
July 25, 2024
STILLWATER — Oklahoma State is sending a record 11 athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The list is comprised of men’s golfers Wyndham Clark (United States), Viktor Hovland (Norway), Alex Noren (Swede...
News, Religion
July 25, 2024
Roland Church of Christ will be holding a Gospel meeting, August 1-3, beginning at 7 p.m. nightly. Speaker will be Joe Wells of Spring Hill, Tenn., and the theme of the gospel meeting will be “Awaken,...
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SPEEDHORSE FUTURITY
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
July 25, 2024
Local race horse Ima Fancy Eye, owned by Shania and Terry Dale Cox and trained by Rhonda Valvidia, won last Saturday’s Speedhorse Futurity, which took place at Tulsa’s Fair Meadows Race Track. The win...
Columnists
JUST THINKIN'
By Just Thinkin' Hal McBride SPECIAL TO YOUR 
July 25, 2024
I’ve enjoyed watching The Open Championship. It has taken me a while to stop referring to it as the British Open. Well, that isn’t true I still call it the British Open most of the time. But I know be...
Sports
UA ATHLETICS
By SHAWN DAVID PRICE ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 
July 25, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. — Five Arkansas Razorbacks earned their initial trip to the Olympic Games on June 30 in three different national championships. The crew included Amber Anning in the United Kingdom Athlet...