• High of 85 expected Thursday• Burn ban lifted by county commissioners• Heavener hosts Sequoyah-Tahlequah in playoff rematch Friday•Kiwanis Club meets Thursday in Poteau• Early voting starts Oct. 28
Brentley Ray “Tuff” Perry, 14, of Wister was born Aug. 30, 2012 in Amarillo, Texas to Brandon Perry and Erin (Willoughby) Perry and passed away on Oct. 16, 2026 in Smithville.
Charles E. Griffith, 93, of Wister passed away on Sept. 16, 2026, in Wister and was born on Jan. 8, 1933, in Shady Point to Jewell (Davidson) Griffith and Jesse Griffith.
Jimmie Alton Billings, 87, of Wister was born Nov. 16, 1938 in Long Beach, California to James and Ruth (Hardy) Billings and passed away in Sallisaw at the Oklahoma Veterans Home on Aug. 3, 2026.
