T-shirts now available for The Gathering on Polecat Creek

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August 26, 2025

This year’s official Tshirt for The Gathering on Polecat Creek 2025 are now on sale in sizes small through 4XL, for $20 each.

The event is set to take place on Saturday, September 13, in Belfonte. There will be arts and crafts booths, food and drink vendors, horseshoe and cornhole tournaments, Native American Wrestlers, and much more. Details will follow in an upcoming issue.

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Muldrow Cruise Night gives back

August 26, 2025

Organizers with the recent Muldrow Cruise Night donated $250 to the fifth graders at Muldrow Middle School to purchase school supplies needed for the 2025- 26 school year.

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Roland School Board approves contracts, hires new staff

Contract approved for School Resource Officer

By AMIE CATO-REMER EDITOR

August 26, 2025

The Roland Board of Education met in regular session on August 11, where members approved a wide range of contracts, staffing measures and financial matters as the district prepared for the start of t...

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Curtis set for Wednesday court docket

Charged with possession of anime juvenile pornography

By AMIE CATO-REMER EDITOR

August 26, 2025

A Muldrow man is charged with possessing juvenile pornography after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to his arrest. William J. Curtis, 31, was formally charged on ...

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Smithson steps up after Slaughter resigns from 911 post

By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER

August 26, 2025

Longtime Sequoyah County 911 director David Slaughter has resigned his position after 15 years serving the county. Greg Smithson, who retired from the Fort Smith Police Department after more than 21 y...

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County jury convicts Muldrow man of caretaker abuse

Of two non-verbal dementia patients; Seward’s sentencing set for November

By AMIE CATO-REMER EDITOR

August 26, 2025

A Sequoyah County jury has convicted a Muldrow man of two counts of abuse by caretaker for crimes committed against two elderly dementia patients at a local nursing facility. Robert P. Seward, 25, was...

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Legacy of Cherokee art explored in exhibit

August 26, 2025

Explore the evolution of Cherokee artistic creation in a new exhibit at the Cherokee National History Museum. “Since the First Fire: The Living Legacy of Cherokee Art” is now open and runs through Mar...

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Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center to receive infrastructure improvements

August 26, 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program, which makes infrastructur...

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Free Tai Chi classes for older adults

August 26, 2025

In an effort to promote health and wellness among older adults, the Eastern Oklahoma Development District’s (EODD) Area Agency on Aging, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative, is...

Commentary

Vacation finale

By YES & KNOW Editor Amie Cato-Remer

August 26, 2025

Getting home wasn’t as easy as I thought it’d be. Storms were on the horizon and flights were already getting cancelled. My daughter Sydney’s friend, Deidra, and her family left the airport with no is...

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Joy Thorp receives memorial award

August 26, 2025

District Attorney Matt Ballard’s first assistant district attorney, Joy Thorp, received the Mitch Sperry Memorial Award for Outstanding Prosecutor in July. Thorp received the prestigious recognition b...

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Letters

Youth Baseball has great season

August 26, 2025

Dear Editor, Muldrow Youth Baseball League had another good baseball season. This year, our success was due to strong community support over the year. We would like to thank the many businesses throug...