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August 30, 2018

Lowell Steward of West Tree Trimming wants to assure the west end of Sequoyah County that the business is currently doing everything they can to get things cleaned up and back in order after a piece o...

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Highway collapses due to rainfall

By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

July 2, 2025

Last weekend, two roads in southeastern Missouri, as well as in several other central states, buckled due to extreme heat. When what appeared to be a similar collapse of state Highway 82 between Mc-Qu...

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Illegal grow operation yields 656 pounds of marijuana

By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor

July 2, 2025

A routine property visit led to the discovery of an illegal marijuana grow operation in the Marble City/Dwight Mission area last week, resulting in the seizure of over 650 pounds of processed marijuan...

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Gore man arrested for possessing child pornography

By AMIE CATO-REMER Editor

July 2, 2025

A Gore man was arrested and booked into the Sequoyah County Detention Center after being found in possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), according to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation ...

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Area fireworks, July 4 celebrations announced

July 2, 2025

TENKILLER – July 4 Fireworks at dark. Fireworks will be shot from Blackgum Landing. VIAN - July 3 Fireworks and Concert with Lane Lowder at Armstrong Park. Doors open at 6 p.m. and vendors will be on ...

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Pedestrian survives train accident

By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

July 2, 2025

When the call goes out in an accident involving a pedestrian and a train, expectations are usually low that the result will not be a fatality. Last Tuesday was an exception, and is being hailed as “a ...