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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

🏀 Howe vs. Battiest 🏀 Cameron vs. Smithville (at Howe); 🏀 LeFlore at Kinta

9-year-old Shady Point boy drowns in LeFlore County pond

July 23, 2026 by Craig Hall

A 9-year-old Shady Point boy drowned Tuesday in a private pond north of Spiro, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Three injured after UTV rollover near Bokoshe

June 21, 2026 by Craig Hall

A 14-year-old Bokoshe girl was driving a UTV that rolled over on Middle Johnny Road Friday afternoon, injuring three of her four passengers, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol accident report.