Oklahoma House to hold interim studies on corporal punishment, immigration

By BARBARA HOBEROCK OKLAHOMA VOICE

OKLAHOMA CITY – House members will spend the interim evaluating corporal punishment, vaping and the cost of illegal immigration, to name a few issues.

House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, approved 114 interim studies.

Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, was approved to study “the effectiveness of properly administered corporal punishment.”

His request said he would have the testimony of two or three superintendents, two child psychologists, an opposing view, a homeschooling father and “a brief look...

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Former Agent Funeral Home razed for courthouse annex

Aging building owned by Sequoyah County being cleared to facilitate construction

November 21, 2024

Demolition of the former Agent Funeral Home, located at the corner of Chickasaw Avenue and Elm Street adjacent to the Sequoyah County Courthouse, began Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the cons...

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Search continues for city manager

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

November 21, 2024

Is Sallisaw closer to choosing a new city manager? Maybe. Maybe not. Regardless, the search continues for a successor to Keith Skelton, who resigned as city manager in June. The latest indication that...

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‘Everybody’s welcome’ at Community Thanksgiving dinner

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

November 21, 2024

Thanksgiving, the quintessential family- gathering holiday, is one of those heart-warming occasions that often means different things to different people. It not only celebrates the harvest, but other...

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Former furniture store employee charged with burglary

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

November 21, 2024

A Sallisaw man is charged with second degree burglary and petit larceny in Sequoyah County District Court after he allegedly broke into a local furniture store and took over $200 from the store’s safe...

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Maria Little

By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER

November 21, 2024

While most families are preparing Thanksgiving feasts for their immediate households, 90-yearold Maria Little is busy planning a celebration that will bring together more than 50 family members from a...

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CASC named chamber’s Member of the Month

November 21, 2024

The Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday at its monthly membership meeting that Carl Albert State College is its October Member of the Month. CASC has a rich tradition of serving eastern O...