Blast from the past 12-27-2025
Blast from the past for Saturday. An old building in Poteau around the turn of the century. Get more with today’s newsletter. Subscribe and never miss one of our stories.
Calendar of events for Dec 22, 2025
Calendar of events for the next week for Heavener, LeFlore County, southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The calendar is a free service for our readers. If you know of an event coming up,, please CONTACT me or use the contact form below. Saturday Jackie Rooks Ward funeral service Sunday Celebration of life services for Morris … Read more
‘Rollercoaster’ weather continues
As we head into the final days of 2025, LeFlore County is experiencing a meteorological “rollercoaster” that will see residents swapping t-shirts for heavy parkas in a matter of hours. This week’s forecast for Heavener, Poteau, and the surrounding areas is defined by two extremes: record-shattering holiday warmth and a brutal Arctic “body slam” to … Read more
Jackie Rooks Ward obituary
Jackie Rooks Ward, 37, of Spiro passed away Dec. 16, 2025, in Tulsa. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Mallory-Martin Chapel in Spiro with Pastor Bobby Hogan officiating. Burial will follow at Spiro City Cemetery, under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home of Spiro. A Wake Service was Friday. Jackie was born March 10, … Read more
Thomas Wayne Magness death notice
Thomas Wayne Magness, 69, of Poteau passed away at his home. He was born Dec. 1, 1956, in Tulsa to Morris and Eva (Nichols) Magness. He was raised in Heavener after moving from Ennis, Texas. The Celebration of Life Services will be held privately by his family. Survivors are his wife, Kandee Magness, of the … Read more