‘Insufficiencies’ delay county assessor’s hearing

By BY LYNN ADAMS STAFF WRITER

District Judge Jeffrey Payton on Thursday ruled that allegations stipulated in the Sequoyah County Board of County Commissioners’ Feb. 24 accusation for removal of County Assessor Brandy Dobbs are insufficient, and delayed a hearing in the case until April 10 to allow amendments and response for the parties.

The commissioners are seeking the suspension of Dobbs from the assessor’s office, having cited 20 instances of “willful maladministration in violation of her statutory duties.”

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The compassionate centenarian

Commemorating 100 years of Polly Lackey’s wonderful life

By BY LYNN ADAMS STAFF WRITER

March 6, 2025

She has never owned a cell phone or computer, and can’t recall when she first owned a TV, but Polly Lackey of Sallisaw recalls so much more — a candy-apple red Chevrolet convertible with white leather...

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Bill targets unpaid Oklahoma turnpike tolls owed by those with tribal tags

By BARBARA HOBEROCK OKLAHOMA VOICE

March 6, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – A Senate panel on Tuesday passed a measure aimed at helping the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority collect tolls owed by owners of vehicles with tribal tags. Senate Bill 675 authorizes the De...

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Steven Ross

By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER

March 6, 2025

For Steven Ross, the moment he received his job offer from a top physical therapy clinic in San Francisco, it felt like everything he had worked for since childhood had finally come full circle. A rec...

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A special guest visits chamber breakfast

By Lynn

March 6, 2025

The Easter bunny made a surprise visit to Thursday morning’s chamber of commerce breakfast at Carl Albert State College’s Stites Center. The bunny was promoting Sallisaw’s second annual adult Easter e...

3 Cowboys earn top seeds in Big 12 Championship Tournament

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3 Cowboys earn top seeds in Big 12 Championship Tournament

By JAKE LAFORCE OKSTATE.COM

March 6, 2025

STILLWATER – Three Oklahoma State Cowboy wrestlers earned their weight’s No. 1 seed for the Big 12 Championships, the conference announced Monday in its reveal of the tournament brackets. OSU’s trio o...