Pocola captures another LCT title, 3-0
Pocola captures another fast pitch softball tournament championship Thursday, sailing through the county tournament undefeated. It is the Lady Indians’ second straight championship and eighth in the last nine years. In the finals, Pocola defeated Poteau,…
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Down memory lane for 9-12-2025
Down memory lane for this week, a look back at Heavener and area history for a century. ONE YEAR AGO 2024– In high school football action, Heavener opened with a 23-14 win at Central, Poteau bounced back from last week’s loss at Booneville,…
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Ccalendar of events for Sept. 11, 2025
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 are with a non-profit and want an event publicized, CONTACT us. Thursday Poteau Kiwanis…
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Weather forecast for 9-11-2025
Weather forecast for Thursday is for another day of clear skies and hotter temperatures for Heavener, LeFlore County and the area. The high is forecast to be 93 degrees with a low of 68. See our live weather radar HERE. Sunrise was 6:58 a.m. Sunset…
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Daily Bible verse for 9-11-2025
Daily Bible verse for Thursday. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. Psalms 27:14 Please share on social media or with anybody you think might find it informative. If a town is linked in the story, click the link to find…
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Wister Lake fishing report for 9-10-2025
Wister Lake fishing report for Wednesday. Wister: September 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass excellent on buzz baits and plastic baits around brush structure. Blue catfish…
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Betty Sapp services planned
Betty Sapp was born June 2, 1943, in Spiro to Della (Napier) Gabbard and Bill Cornell and passed away Sept. 10, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Rev. Donald Parr…
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