Walters asks lawmakers for additional $3 million in public funds to buy Bibles

By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top education official and school board will ask the state Legislature for an extra $3 million in public funds to purchase a Bible for every public school classroom and $500,000 for firearms training for school staff.

The proposals were part of a $4.1 billion budget request that state Superintendent Ryan Walters presented on Thursday on behalf of the Oklahoma State Department of Education. The state Board of Education unanimously approved the proposal for the 2026 f...

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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...