No. 1 Washington girls survive scare from Roland Lady Rangers

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

The Roland Lady Rangers gave a scare to the top-ranked Washington Lady Warriors in Thursday afternoon’s Class 3A State Tournament quarterfinals at Oklahoma City’s Jim Norick State Fair Arena, a.k.a. “The Big House,” which is seeing its final state tournaments in its 60-year history before the facility gets imploded this spring.

However, in the end, the Lady Warriors proved to be just a bit too much as they defeated the Lady Rangers 47-41.

Lillian Cole’s basket with 3...

Red Flag Warning issued for Sequoyah County

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Red Flag Warning issued for Sequoyah County

March 13, 2025

A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 14, for very dry and windy conditions for much of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, including Sequoyah County. The National ...

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Receptionist charged with embezzlement

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

March 13, 2025

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 28-year-old Keota woman, Taylor A. Hunter, charged with felony embezzlement. Hunter, a former receptionist at Pain Management of Oklahoma in Sallisaw, is accuse...

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Warrant issued for Muldrow man in church burglary

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

March 13, 2025

An arrest warrant has been issued in Sequoyah County District Court for a Muldrow man charged with second-degree burglary following the break-in of a Muldrow church on February 14. Associate District ...

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Marble City School tours Big Toy Museum

March 13, 2025

There were plenty of oohs and aahs to go around — from children as well as adults — Thursday when students from Marble City School toured the Big Toy Museum in Sallisaw. There was something for everyo...

Games, activities featured at Special Olympics

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OUTSTANDING OLYMPIANS

Games, activities featured at Special Olympics

March 13, 2025

Sallisaw’s third Special Olympics Thursday at Paul Post Field House featured face painting and create your own T-shirt, games ranging from Jenga to Connect Four to cornhole, and activities involving c...

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Margaret Owens

By JACOB BOWLING STAFF WRITER

March 13, 2025

In Vian, where neighbors still take the time to check in on one another and stories are shared over coffee on the front porch, Margaret Owens has become known for something special— her famous peach c...