News isn’t free. We all pay the price if we don’t financially support unbiased, local reporting

By Rob Collins | Oklahoma Voice

When I left the newspaper industry, a local business owner told me a secret.

His confession? This fellow citizen knew how to read the local newspaper’s website for free.

For more than 130 years, The Enid News & Eagle has been a for-profit business. In the 21st century, that means the news publication charges subscribers for home delivery and only subscribers have full digital access. In other words, the content is not free.

Before the internet, newspaper profit margins were high. The News &am...

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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...