Former Convenience Store Burns in Muldrow

A former convenience store burned to the ground near the Muldrow Middle School over the weekend.

The former Shary Mart Convenience Store was fully engulfed when Muldrow firefighters arrived on scene early Sunday morning along Shawntel Smith Boulevard, or Highway 64, according to Muldrow Fire Chief Alan Falkner.

Falkner said the fire was already through the roof when firefighters arrived. He said it “burned hot and burned quick”. There were no injuries, and the fire was contained to the one structure, which has not been an operating business for several months.

He did say the abandoned building has been the target of vandalism and recent break-ins.

The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.

Pam Cloud, Managing News Director

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Real Heroes Will Meet Public on June 21

Come and meet a real hero!

Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library in Sallisaw invites children and adults to meet the real heroes from 10 to 11 am on June 21.

That’s when members of the Sallisaw Police and Fire Departments, the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Department, Pafford EMS and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol will be at the parking lot on the library’s west side. They will visit with kids of all ages, explain what they do to keep us all safe, and they will pose for photos.

The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For more information contact the library at 918-775-4481.

Sally Maxwell, Senior News Director

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City Commissioners Vote to Hire Skelton As City Manager; Approve Budgets

During its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 11, the Sallisaw board of city commissioners voted unanimously to offer the city manager position to Keith Skelton, who has served as acting city manager since the resignation of Clayton Lucas in December. Contract negotiations will take place at the July meeting.

Commissioners also approved the $53 million budget for fiscal year 2018-2019. Mayor Ernie Martens commended Skelton and his staff for a well-organized budget summit and comprehensive budget proposal.

In other business, the board approved the contract for professional engineering services with Neel, Harvell and Associates for $10,100 for sanitary sewer system improvements in the Roy Frye Jr. Industrial Park, and approved the law enforcement mutual aid agreement with the Sallisaw Police Department and the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Department.

Also approved was a request by the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Department to purchase three 9MM tactical weapons deemed surplus equipment of the Sallisaw Police Department. The sheriff’s office will purchase the weapons for a total of $2550, and the police department will use the funds to purchase new rifles for their department.

The city’s fireworks restriction ordinance was changed, repealing the former and authorizing a new Chapter 66, Article 1, Section 66-9, which now states that fireworks may only be discharged within the city limits on January 1, July 1 through July 4, and December 31, and only between the hours of 10 a.m. to midnight on those days.

The mayor appointed Becky Mayo to the Sallisaw Library Board for a three-year term, and lease purchase renewals for a track hoe excavator, dump truck and Mack truck with overhead body packer were approved.

Agreements between the city and Sequoyah County District Court, Black Diamond Aviation, SAC Counties Nutrition Project, Sallisaw Main Street, Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce and Sallisaw Lumber Company were approved. An agreement for impoundment of animals with the towns of Gans, Gore and Vian were also approved.

Pam Cloud, Managing News Director

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Cattle Stolen From Stilwell Livestock Auction

On Tuesday night, June 5, 24 head of cattle were stolen from the Stilwell Livestock Auction in Stilwell. Authorities believe that the thieves entered the auction barn in the overnight hours between Tuesday, June 5 and Wednesday, June 6. It's believed that they entered by cutting a padlock and then loaded the animals onto a trailer.

The stolen cattle all had yellow ear tags, and include: Seven black Brangus heifers weighing approximately 700 pounds; one black Brangus steer weighing approximately 700 pounds; 12 black steers weighing approximately 475-550 pounds; and four black heifers approximately 475-500 pounds.

The case is being investigated by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger John Cummings along with the Adair County Sheriff's Office.

Anyone with information is asked to call TSCRA's Operation Cow Theft hotline at 888-830-2333; Cummings at 918-342-0888; or the Adair County Sheriff's Office, 918-696-2106.

All information is confidential and tips may be provided anonymously.  A cash reward of up to $1,000 is being offered.

KXMX News Staff

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Diamond Daze Kicks Off Tonight with Mix 105.1 Battle of the Bands

The annual Diamond Daze Festival kicks off tonight at 6 p.m and runs through June 9 at the Sallisaw High School Campus.

This annual family event includes arts and crafts, pony rides, helicopter rides, a 5K run, high steaks grilling contest, car show, food vendors, games and rides on the carnival midway and entertainment nightly on the Diamond Daze Stage. 

The three day festival opens with Family Fun Night. The entry fee will be $5 per car load and will also be armband night where you can ride all of the rides for one low price. 

Thursday night is also The Mix 105.1 Battle of the Bands. Bands will compete for cash prizes or for the grand prize, the opportunity to be the warm up band for the main act on Friday night. The Battle of the Bands begins at 7 p.m. 

Friday night will feature popular Red Dirt artist, Stoney Larue. Larue is well known for favorites such as, “Feet Don’t Touch the Ground” and “Oklahoma Breakdown.” The winner of Thursday night’s Mix 105.1 Battle of the Bands will be the opening act for Larue. 

On Saturday night one of Nashville’s best singer/songwriters, Eric Paslay, will close out the festival. Paslay’s hits include, “Song About a Girl”, “Friday Night”, “She Don’t Love You”, and “High Class”. 

Opening for Paslay will be a local band from Roland, Lyle Parman and the Slide Bar Band. Lyle Parman has a local following and is well known for playing on the casino circuit.

Entertainment on Friday and Saturday begins at 7:30 p.m.

Admission for Friday and Saturday is $10 per person (13 and up) with a $5 per carload special until 5 pm on Saturday. Entrance is general admission and payable at the gate.

Other events going on during the festival include a car show and High Steaks Rollin’ Contest.

The Diamond Daze Car Show is sponsored by Chandler Collision Center, Palmer Power Motorsports and Ampco Electric. The show will award cash prizes in over 30 classes with first and second place awards presented. Registration will be 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday. The show will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday with prizes awarded at 3 p.m. 

KXMX News Staff

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Couple Charged with Child Neglect

A Sallisaw man and a Muldrow woman, who were both charged May 22 with child neglect involving four children, will be in court again on Aug. 1, according to Sequoyah County District Court records.

Anthony Lance Teague, 37, listed as a resident of Sallisaw, and Andrea Lynn Teague, 35, of Muldrow were both charged with child neglect and are accused of “allowing illegal substances in the home, substance abuse with children in the home and excessive drinking in the home.”

After an investigation May 9 into abuse allegations, the couple, living in Muldrow, are alleged to get drunk and “get mean and hit the children.” He is accused of hitting the children with a belt with metal rings and she is accused of hitting the children with a plastic spoon.

According to the investigator’s report, two 13-year-old siblings in the home said they “have weapons hidden…and have a plan in case the parents hurt one of the children during one of their drunken explosions.”

Both Anthony Teague and Andrea Teague entered not guilty pleas to the charge. Their next court appearance is set for Aug. 1 on Associate District Judge Kyle Waters’ disposition docket.

Sally Maxwell, Senior News Director

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Sequoyah County Sheriff's Dept. Arrest Two in Riffey Walkaway, Fugitive Captured

Mark Riffey

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension and Investigations agents and Sequoyah County Sherrif’s deputies have arrested two in the walkaway last week of a Jess Dunn Correctional Center inmate.

Corbett Perkins and Dee Riffey were booked into the Sequoyah County Jail on Friday for complaints of harboring a fugitive. Perkins was also booked for assault and battery on a police officer and obstruction of justice.

Perkins is the brother-in-law of JDCC walkaway Mark Riffey, who walked away May 29 from the minimum security prison for men in Taft. Dee Riffey is the inmate’s wife.

Spiro police located and took Riffey into custody Monday after receiving a call from a member of the public about a man matching his description walking through a parking lot.

Riffey was arrested without incident, and was booked at the LeFlore County jail.

When he walked away from the Jess Dunn Correctional Center, Riffey was serving time for kidnapping, rape, child abuse, and assault and battery on a police officer convictions out of Sequoyah County.

KXMX News Staff

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