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Red Ribbon Week to be observed Oct. 23 through Oct. 31
Students around the state will be taking time out over the next several days to observe and participate in Red Ribbon Week activities. Mark Woodward, spokesman for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics...
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Applications available for scholarship competition
The Veterans of Foreign War ( VFW ) Post 4518 in Sallisaw is participating in the Voice of Democracy Scholarship competition. Larry Moore, VFW Post 4518 commander, and Sherri Davis, VFW Ladies...
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A Halloween spectacular music show will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 17 at the Gospel Music Barn. The show features the state’s number one Elvis tribute artist, Michael Cullipher, Daniel Jacobs as Buddy Holly, Kyle Garner, Daniel and Michael as the Soggy Bottom Boys, and many more. The music barn is located a half mile west of Sallisaw on U.S. Highway 64 behind the old Synergy Gas building. Watch for signs. The cost is $5 per person.
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Tylia Barnes and Zachary Webb Baby shower to be held Sept. 26
A baby shower to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Aubrey Lynn Webb will be held for Tylia Barnes and Zachary Webb from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 26 at Bethel Baptist Church in Sallisaw. The couple is ...
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A variety music show, Blast from the Past, will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Gospel Music Barn. The show features award-winning Elvis impersonator Michael Cullipher, Keith Cole as Johnny Cash, the Blues Brothers, and many more. The music barn is located a half mile west of Sallisaw on U.S. Highway 64 behind the old Synergy Gas building. Watch for signs. The cost is $5 per person.
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Carl Albert State College cheerleaders were awarded two superior ratings, one excellent rating, a spirit stick, and the Most Improved Team award at the National Cheerleaders Association college summer camp held at Southern Methodist University in Dallas recently. Team members are, in no particular order, Emily Beardsley of Keota, Corley Bigler of Spiro, Shaleen Branham of Sallisaw, Candice Bray of Stigler, Tammy Beth Cole of Poteau, Brent Helton of Panama, Bucky Hunt of Poteau, Katrina Magness of Hackett, Chelsea Moser of Vian, Emily Owens of Sallisaw, Candace Porter of Greenwood, Lisa Shipley of Poteau, Seth Sprayberry of Poteau, Dusty Sleele of Pocola, Nick Swift of Pocola, Blair Taylor of Lavaca, and Wesley “Poncho” White of Pocola. The cheerleaders were also awarded a partial paid bid to attend the national competition to be held in Orlando, Fla.
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County students named to honor roll
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Area students were named to the 2009 summer honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater recently. The students named to the Dean’s List were Elizabeth Danielle Lee of Roland, and Iren C...
Area students receive degrees
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The area students receiving degrees at Connors State College in Warner for the 2008-9 year were recently announced. The students receiving associate of arts degrees are Adrian Gates, Sara Elyassin...
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Area students listed on Dean’s List
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The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith recently announced the Dean’s List for the Spring 2009 semester, according to Dr. Ray Wallace, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. The...
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The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military post.


Sat Nov 07 08:22:01 -0600 2009

FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.


Sat Nov 07 08:02:45 -0600 2009

This image made from video provided by Channel 13 News in Orlando, Fla., shows Jason Rodriguez being taken into custody by police officers in Orlando, Fla. Rodriguez, 40, opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring five others. (AP Photo/Channel 13 News, cfnews13.com)  MANDATORY CREDIT   NO SALESAP - Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago.


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