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Welcome to heavener.news
Thank you for visiting heavener.news, a website primarily covering Heavener, LeFlore County and southeastern Oklahoma. If you enjoy our website, check out our daily newsletter for even more news, sports and more HERE. It is a free newsletter, so…
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Weather forecast 3-14-2026
Weather forecast for Saturday is for clear skies early with cloudy conditions in the afternoon and overnight for Heavener and LeFlore County. The high is forecast to be 79 with a low of 62 degrees. Sunrise was 7:29 a.m. Sunset is 7:25 p.m. See our live…
Read MoreCalendar of events for March 13, 2026
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. Saturday Memorial service for Bobby Ray…
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Funeral services for Brenda Sue (Garner) Petersen set
Funeral services for Brenda Sue (Garner) Petersen, 67, of Bokoshe, are 11 a.m. on Saturday at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro with Reverend Vernon Stone officiating. Burial will follow at Old Bokoshe Cemetery, under the direction of…
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Howe’s girls return to finals
Howe’s girls defeated the Fairview Yellowjackets 54-51 in the OSSAA Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal on Friday at Yukon High School to advance to Saturday’s championship game. The Lady Lions improved to 28-3 (ranked #2), while Fairview finished…
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LeFlore County scoreboard 3-13-2026
LeFlore County scoreboard for games played Friday. Basketball Girls Class 2A state tournament Howe 54, Fairview 51 Baseball Pocola 11, Arkoma 1 Arkoma 5, Heavener 4 Pocola 5, Heavener 1 Cameron 10, Valliant JV 0 Cameron 5, Asher 3 Panama 5, Buffalo…
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Howe girls advance to semifinals
Howe girls advance in the basketball Class 2A state tournament Thursday, overcoming a slow start to defeat Riverside 64-55 in the quarterfinals of the OSSAA Class 2A State Tournament. Playing at the OG&E Coliseum in Oklahoma City, the Lady Lions…
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Today in history for 3-13-2026
Today in history for today. On March 13, history has delivered a fascinating mix of scientific breakthroughs, dramatic political violence, cultural milestones, and notable figures across the centuries. Here’s a short story weaving together some of…
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