Firemen injured in falling from fire truck

By From The Files Of Your Sequoyah County Times 25 Years Ago

âÂ€Â” Sequoyah County Democrat, Sept. 15, 1922

(From the Sept. 18, 1997, issue of the Sequoyah County Times)

–Blue Ribbon Downs will pursue all legal remedies to close a Choctaw off-track betting parlor at Pocola, said Track Manager Don Essary Wednesday.

The parlor, or OTB, was to open Wednesday, said a spokesman for the Choctaw Nation, and will be offering simulcast wagering from both U.S. and Canada tracks.

But Essary said the OTB, which is in the Choctaw High S...

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Looking back at 2024, the year in review

December 26, 2024

Looking back on the year that was, Sallisaw and Sequoyah County were witness to a wide range of happenings. 2024 had something for just about everyone, from the push by disgruntled citizens to oust Sa...

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Ward sentenced to 10 years in prison for federal drug crime

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

December 26, 2024

A Vian man has been sentenced to 120 months in a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility on a charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Robert “Bob” C. Ward, 69, w...

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Gore man dies in accident

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

December 26, 2024

A Gore man was pronounced deceased on Dec. 23 following a traffic accident in Muskogee County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Rochell reported the collision took place just before 7 a.m. ...

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Martinez family

By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER

December 26, 2024

For the Martinez family, this Christmas is one of firsts — first Christmas in Vian, first winter in Oklahoma, and hopefully, their first white Christmas together. After moving from Arizona to Sequoyah...

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Green is Kindness Award recipient

December 26, 2024

Liberty Public School Kindness Award recipient for the week of Nov. 11-15 was Ollie Green.

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Eastside Elementary announces honor roll

All A’s

December 26, 2024

Eastside Elementary recently released the names of the students on the “All A’s” and “A’s and B’s” Honor Roll for the first semester of the 202425 school year. Third Grade Spencer Agent, Brenlee Colem...