Sequoyah County Times du lieu suivant : Sallisaw, Oklahoma • 1

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Jail records indicate Raven Marie Jewell, 22, was booked into die Sequoyah County JaO on Aug. 26 and was released that same day on a $5,000 bond. According to the probable cause affidavit signed on Aim. 26 by Sequoyah County District Attorney Jack Thorp; Jewell fraudulently appropriated $1,400" belonging to Qrde Construction without die consent of the company. In addition, Jewell had in possession of 37 receipts which were forged and counterfeited with the intent to defraud Tmovstog the receipts were forged and counterfeited," the report states.

Gene Wheat investigator; for the Sequoyah County SEE JEWEU. RAGE A1 Drive sober campaign runs through Labor Day With Ubur Day weekend on the horizon, ty Office (OHSO) Is teaming up with more local law enforcement authorities are taking than 100 law enforcement agendes across part in programs such as ENDUI Oklaho- the state to make sure everyone has a safo maandthe Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over end to tiiefrsummec The canqMjgn began campaign to address the severity of the im- Aug, 14 and runs through Labor Day Holi-paired cuiring problem in Oklahoma. day ending Sept 1 "We want to make sure everyone has die Each yrar; law enforcement from Okla- chance to enjoy Labor Day and the end of homa are Joined by thousand of personnel die summer safely. We want everyone to from around the nation toportidpate in this have a good time hut ift important to cd- high-visibility enforcement campaign. The cbrateiespansibjyf Paul Hani director of god is simple; keep impaired drivers from die Oklahoma Highway Safety office.

killing themselves; and Innocent people; on Harris said die Oklahoma Highway Safe- seecawakumgeai LandM closed Labor Day The Qty of SaHisaw Landfill will be dosed Labor Day Monday Sept 2. Sanitation routes will run as normal on Labor Day and dty officials ask drat you make sure lfyour trash pickup day is Monday to have your poly-carts out by7ajn. Key facts about Medicaid Expansion proposal from die Oklahoma Heahh Care Authority shows that about 20 percent of die stated population la enrolled, including sdults and 52600 children. The aDyi die Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 snd a US. Supreme Court decision two years later decided that states could dedde whether to accept federal funds to expand SEEN0NSAI.AA3EA1 BY TREVOR MOWN OKLAHOMA WATCH The question of whether to expand Medicaid and extend health insurance to thousands of Oklaho-mans promises to be a major topic over tne next ycac The Healthcare Working Group; a bipartisan legislative committee charged with deciding whether to endorse Medicaid expansion or other policy moves, kicked off its work last week and Is expected to could harm die state for yean to come.

Here are some key frets to know about Medicaid expansion as die debate heats up Who would be eligible for Medicaid under expansion? Oklahoma Medicaid program, known as SoonerGire; is open now to low-income residents who are children, parents wiffi children under 19, pregnant women or blind, disableaor elderly. The latest report unveil recommendations before next yeart session. Meanwhile, a signature-collecting drive is underway to put a state question on a 2020 ballot to accept expansion. The stakes are significant Rural hospitals, the state budget and the heath and lives of thousands could be affected. Whether the battle is fought in the Capitol or at the polling place, both supporter and opponents will be outspoken on why the expansion is needed or why it Oklahoma Watch Outside lust Folks MONDAY: Sunny 9168 1 SATURDAY: 1 Partly Goody I 8568 is; Christina Sorenson unuiMceuurr STAff WRITER Christine Sorenson of Sallisaw hears so many addresses throughout the day at work, she says she spends her nights rolling the addresses her mind and has most of them memorized.

A dispatcher for KATS (KiBoii Area Transit System) in Sallisaw; Sorenson takes calls from people Monday through Friday who need rides and communicates with her drivers to make rare the ride is provided. "Most need TUESDAY: 1 Sunny 9370 -r-f 1 SUNDAY: I Mostly Sunny 8968 rides from their home to Sallisaw and sometimes to Tkhlequah or Muskogee when arrangements are made aheaaof time, she said. "We transport people for medical purposes especially those on dialysis, we have a lot of sooner patients and those on dialysis cannot miss whether its on a Saturday or on a holidayf she said. "We have some people we transport who are in wheelchairs and sometimes SEEJUSTfOlAMSE At frgl Ml MUM MIMMPm Hish IS It It PfKiptotiofl 111 ono ou tto low 72 72 II 71 WMipitd IS 2t 31 13 A rs Pl'zQV'f tuiMiiamii toMlHIIlNlN IjJ. 4 -'AWCNi riWWAMOlAU OMMOOMOM hurt) IT Shopping Rewnrds Acccis uvvr ceut; rt retaers.

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