The deadline to register to vote or update a voter registration for the Aug. 25 Election is Friday. While a number of runoff primaries will take place on August 25 – all voters are eligible to vote on two state questions which will appear on the ballot. Some voters may also have nonpartisan elections to decide.
Month: July 2026
Jimmy Dale Frazier Sr. memorial
Celebration of life for Superintendent Jimmy Dale Frazier Sr., 71, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, is noon Aug. 8 at Victory Worship Center in Spiro. Burial is 11 a.m. Monday, August 10, at National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Wister Lake fishing good for crappie and catfish
Fishing remains steady at Wister Lake heading into August, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. As of late July, the lake’s elevation was normal and stable with a water temperature of 91 degrees and stained conditions. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic baits and worms around brush structure, while channel catfish are good on grasshoppers around flats and crappie are good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, according to the report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.
OU, OSU, Tulsa and Arkansas set 2026 football schedules
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa and Arkansas have all released their 2026 football schedules, setting up a season that includes several in-state and regional matchups. Oklahoma opens Sept. 4 at home against UTEP in a Friday night kickoff, while Oklahoma State and Tulsa square off in Tulsa on Sept. 5 to begin their seasons. Arkansas hosts North Alabama the same day. Tulsa and Arkansas also meet later in the schedule, facing off Sept. 26 in Fayetteville.
LeFlore County calendar of events 7-30-2026
LeFlore County calendar of events with what’s happening in Heavener and LeFlore County for the next week including meetings, services and more.