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- ↑ "DA Declines To File Charges Against Vian Council Member". Sequoyah County Times. February 17, 2006. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ Murphy, Jami (27 February 2017). "Election Commission verifies 33 candidates". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "Police officials resign after arresting city councilor's son". Cherokee Phoenix . Associated Press. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ Eger, Andrea (10 May 2017). "Vian police chief, officer resign over pushback from arrest of city councilor's son". Tulsa World . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ Remer, Amie (May 12, 2017). "Vian police chief and officer resign amid controversy". Sequoyah County Times. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ Boston, Stacie (4 June 2017). "Smith, Scott in Dist. 5 runoff". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ Henson, Kenlea (23 July 2017). "Smith wins Dist. 5 runoff election". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ Rowley, D. Sean (6 June 2021). "Smith handily wins re-election to Dist. 5 seat". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ Tres, Savage; Brinkman, Bennett; McNutt, Michael; Patterson, Matt (18 June 2024). "Key incumbent contests on Oklahoma's 2024 primary Election Night". NonDoc. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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