Residents want to restore burned Sallisaw school

(Sallisaw-AP) -- Sallisaw residents are still waiting to find out if the town's old high school can be saved.<br/><br/>The building was heavily damage last week by what authorities say was an intentionally

Thursday, June 17th 2004, 5:04 pm

By: News On 6

(Sallisaw-AP) -- Sallisaw residents are still waiting to find out if the town's old high school can be saved.

The building was heavily damage last week by what authorities say was an intentionally set fire. An 18-year-old man has been charged arson in the case.

Meanwhile, Earl Strebeck with the Old Sallisaw High School Association says the group is waiting for an engineer to inspect the building.

The structure was built by the Workers Progress Administration during the 1930s and was the town's high school from 1941 to 1989. The association bought it from the school district for $3,100 and spent more than $500,000 on renovations before the fire.