First cases of measles in Oklahoma reported

With the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has been on high alert, monitoring the situation in Oklahoma. This week, the OSDH is reporting two measles cases in the state.

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Long-forgotten sidewalks revealed

March 25, 2025

City crews kicked off this week’s “Spruce Up Sallisaw” with a sidewalk reveal along Wheeler Avenue, utilizing a skid steer and some good old-fashioned elbow grease to remove up to a foot of dirt and l...

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6 a.m. tornado sirens ‘inadvertently activated’

March 25, 2025

Oklahoma tornadoes are a springtime threat that heighten anxiety when sirens sound to alert residents. Add darkness to the mix — unable to see the approaching destruction — and panic can be moments aw...

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Warrants discovered in Roland traffic stop

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

March 25, 2025

A Sallisaw man has pled not guilty to charges of falsely personating another to create liability, and obstructing an officer following a Roland traffic stop. Devin R. Kutil, 31, was formally charged o...

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Walkingstick, Carter stricken from CN ballot

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

March 25, 2025

Two candidates’ names have been removed from the ballot for the upcoming Cherokee Nation General Election after it was discovered they were not certified or eligible to run, following a special meetin...

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Pawsitive Pets premieres Saturday

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

March 25, 2025

English novelist and poet George Eliot has observed that animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions, they pass no criticism. Agreeing with that, Sallisaw Main Street on Saturday will ho...

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Lady Vikings suffer multiple losses

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR

March 25, 2025

It was a rough end to last week’s action for the Carl Albert State College Lady Vikings softball team as it suffered a pair of doubleheader losses to Central Baptist College and Arkansas State Univers...