Letters to the Editor

By News Staff

Dear Editor, I am a white moderate Republican. I was so stunned, and now embarrassed and ashamed to have called Trump president after all the disparaging and repulsive remarks he has made against people of different religions, racial and sexual backgrounds, especially the LBGQ community– anyone but white race.

Worse yet, he has made it okay for others to do the same and has even incited and encouraged violence against the government and anyone they hate or just don‚t like. Still worse than th...

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Demolition begins on former Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home

Aging building owned by Sequoyah County being cleared for construction of new courthouse annex

November 20, 2024

Demolition of the former Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, located at the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street adjacent to the Sequoyah County Courthouse, began Wednesday morning, clearing the...

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Oh, deer! Intruder visits Sallisaw area

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

November 19, 2024

John Musselman is writing his own version of “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” It was Monday while he was at his home on East Taylor Drive, that not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. That is until...

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Rowell sentenced to 25 years for shooting Roland officer

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

November 19, 2024

An Arkansas man who reportedly fired multiple shots at a Roland police officer last year and then fled on foot has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to a press release issued by District...

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The gift of giving

November 19, 2024

Matthew McGrew, 17, of Sallisaw has been bringing in gloves, mittens, hats and other items for Your TIMES’ Giving Tree for the past nine years, making it a holiday tradition. Matthew made his first do...

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Annual Christmas tree lighting is Thursday

November 19, 2024

Downtown Sallisaw will light up the holiday season at 6 p.m. Thursday on the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library lawn when the city's Christmas tree is lit. There will be refreshments, and youngsters can g...

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Broadway Joe’s hosting free annual Thanksgiving meal

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

November 19, 2024

For 24 years, Broadway Joe’s cafe in Muldrow has hosted a free annual Thanksgiving meal in honor of their matriarch, the late Pauline Morgan. Cafe owners Joe and Marina Morgan are keeping Pauline’s tr...