Pocola won a pair of games Tuesday to win another slow pitch softball LeFlore County Tournament Tuesday night. The Lady Indians opened with a 2-0 win over Howe before winning the tournament with an 8-0 victory over Panama in the championship contest. Panama came back through the losers bracket to make the finals. Panama defeated … Read more
Poteau knocked off top-seeded Cameron while Wister edged Pocols, 8-7, to advance to Thursday’s winners bracket finals of the baseball LCT. The two teams play at 6 p.m. Thursday in Panama with the winner advancing to the championship game. The loser will drop into the losers bracket. In the losers bracket semifinals, Pocola meets Panama … Read more
By Rep. RICK WEST House and Senate leaders got together with the governor on April Fools Day and announced they’d reached a budget agreement. It wasn’t a prank. They’ve come up with a plan to appropriate almost $12.8 billion to state agencies for Fiscal Year 2027, which starts July1. This is a 1.27 percent increase … Read more
Suzanne Lorraine Smith, 66, of Poteau was born on Jan. 10, 1960, in Poteau to Patricia Ann (Davison) Smith and William Riley “Babe” Smith, and passed away on April 3, 2026, in Enid. A celebration of life service is 10 a.m. Wednesday at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Phil McGehee officiating. Survivors include … Read more
Pocola crashed the party in the 2026 baseball LeFlore County Tournament, becoming the only team not seeded in the top four to make the winners bracket semifinals Tuesday. The Indians opened with an 11-1 win over Heavener before scoring a 9-5 win over secomd-seeded Talihina in the second round to advance to Tuesday’s game against … Read more
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