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Senate seeks to derail common-law marriage
It took the death of a former Vian man to get the Oklahoma State Senate to approve a bill that would end state recognition of common-law marriage in Oklahoma. The measure is Senate Bill 1977, int...
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Bank robbery suspects indicted
A U.S. grand jury in federal court in Muskogee has indicted two residents of Murfreesboro, Tenn., for the robbery of the Roland Branch of the National Bank of Sallisaw. Jonathan Cody Baxter, 19, a...
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Webbers Falls man listed in critical condition
A Webbers Falls man was listed in critical condition at a Fort Smith, Ark., hospital after a wreck Saturday on U.S. Highway 64 four miles west of Webbers Falls in Muskogee County. Michael Edwin Ar...
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Speed patrols announced
The Sallisaw Police Department released the areas in the city where speed patrols will be held from Thursday through March 24. Patrols will be on East Cherokee, from Wheeler Avenue to the city lim...
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Speed patrols announced
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The Sallisaw Police Department released the areas in the city where speed patrols will be held from Thursday through March 24. Patrols will be on East Cherokee, from Wheeler Avenue to the city lim...
Sallisaw man pleads guilty
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A Sallisaw man entered a guilty plea to a felony charge of making false statements, Sheldon J. Sperling, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in Muskogee, said Tuesday. Daniel Greg G...
Prescription discount cards available
by Sally Maxwell, Managing Editor
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County residents may save some money on prescriptions for themselves and their families by getting a Sequoyah County Prescription Discount Card. The card, which is free, could help residents save ...
Commissioners seek money for insurance bill
by Sally Maxwell Managing, Editor
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Sequoyah County Commissioners tabled a decision on paying or canceling the county’s property liability and workers compensation insurance at their meeting Monday. The payments are due March 26 and...
Co-op contributes to backpack program
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Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, through the co-op’s Operation Round-Up, is providing sack lunches for children in Sequoyah County. The co-op recently presented a check to LaRuth Huggins and El...
Multiple sex charges filed against Gore man
by Courtney Coble, Staff Writer
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A 34-year-old Gore man is being accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a six-year span. Lyle Cantrell was charged March 3 with three counts of lewd molestation, forcible sodomy, ...
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