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• Coldest temperature of fall expected Thursday of 35 degrees • Four LeFlore County teams make football playoffs • Poteau Kiwanis Club meets Wednesday • County commissioners go without burn ban • Howe starts season in home festival Thursday

🏆 LEFLORE COUNTY SPORTS

Friday's games: 🏈 Poteau at Fort Gibson 7 p.m.;🏈 Panama at Pawhuska 7 p.m.; 🏈 Morrison at Pocola 7 p.m.; 🏈 Quapaw at Talihina 7 p.m. 🏀 Smithville at Howe; 🏀 Cameron vs. Battiest (at Howe); 🏀 Wister at Rattan. Thursday's scores: Boys 🏀 Howe vs. Battiest no score reported); 🏀Smithville 59, Cameron 48; 🏀 Kinta 70, LeFlore 25. Girls: 🏀 Howe 63, Battiest 21; 🏀Smithville 77, Cameron 14; 🏀 LeFlore 48, Kinta 27.Friday's games: 🏈 Poteau at Fort Gibson 7 p.m.;🏈 Panama at Pawhuska 7 p.m.; 🏈 Morrison at Pocola 7 p.m.; 🏈 Quapaw at Talihina 7 p.m. 🏀 Smithville at Howe; 🏀 Cameron vs. Battiest (at Howe); 🏀 Wister at Rattan. Thursday's scores: Boys 🏀 Howe vs. Battiest no score reported); 🏀Smithville 59, Cameron 48; 🏀 Kinta 70, LeFlore 25. Girls: 🏀 Howe 63, Battiest 21; 🏀Smithville 77, Cameron 14; 🏀 LeFlore 48, Kinta 27.

Hershal O. Sims obituary

August 17, 2025 by Craig Hall

Hershal O. Sims of Waldron, Arkansas, passed away Aug. 11, 2025, at the age of 94. He was born May 14, 1931, in Heavener, the fourth of six children, to Elmo and Bertha Sims. The family was rich in their love for each other and their love for God.