LeFlore County man sentenced as the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Gustavo Olivares-Ramirez, a/k/a Rogelio Madrigal, a/k/a Gustavo Olivares, Gustavo Ramirez Olivares, a Mexican national unlawfully present in LeFlore County was sentenced to eight months in prison for one count of Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien. The … Read more
Tanja Gay Aguilar of Heavener was born on Oct. 17, 1960 in Paris, Texas to James and Gladys Whitmire and passed away on Feb. 5, 2026 in Heavener at the age of 65. Memorial service to celebrate Tanja’s life is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Freedom House Fellowship Church in Heavener with Brother Sam Dyer … Read more
Joanna Faye Wade of Page was born on April 13, 1963 in Claremore to Joe Tommie and Wanda June (Boyd) Wade and passed away on Feb. 9, 2026 in Poteau at the age of 62. A memorial service to celebrate Joanna’s life is 3 p.m. Friday at the Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel in Poteau with Reverend Dan Lynch officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the care of … Read more
Jeffery Ray Caldwell of Poteau was born June 27, 1967 in Poteau to Jerry Ray Caldwell and Barbara Carroll (Traw) Silva and passed away Feb. 1, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the age of 58. A funeral service to honor Jeff’s life was held Feb. 7, 2026 at Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center in … Read more
It was a busy night across the county with several local teams securing decisive victories and a few nail-biters that came down to the final possessions in basketball. Boys’ Results The Cameron Yellowjackets put on the offensive performance of the night, crossing the 70-point mark in a dominant win over Scranton. Meanwhile, LeFlore and Spiro … Read more
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