LeFlore County commissioner minutes 11-17-2025
LeFlore County commissioner minutes from Monday’s meeting with Chairman Jamie Oliver presiding. Also present were Interim Member Mike Parker, Member Josh Blaylock and County Clerk 1st Deputy Jedd Kirby. Absent: County Clerk Kelli Ford. The following…
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Funeral services for Charles Preston Phillips set
Funeral services for Charles Preston Phillips, 79 of Spiro are Thursday at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home in Spiro with Elder Dennis Ruff officiating. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at the Fort Smith National Cemetery. under the direction of…
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Hatsue Thompson celebration of life planned
Hatsue Thompson, 94, of Poteau passed away Nov. 17, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on April 10, 1931, in the Asato area of Nakagusuku Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, to Megumi and Kamesho Arakaki. A Celebration of Life is 11 a.m.…
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Getting too worried about bad trends
By TERRY JOE WILES I sit in wonder at the speed that time flies in my life. I have seen things come into place that could only be imagined in books, later movies. My grandpa would witness progress in science, medicine and society that changed the world…
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Tips for keeping your home safe through holidays
By Dean Ruhl STILLWATER – Home fires are most common in the winter months, peaking in December and January, according to the National Fire Protection Association. As the holiday season approaches — and with it colder weather, extravagantly decorated…
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Celebration of life for Charles Alfred Schrodt planned
Celebration of life for Charles Alfred Schrodt, 73, of Stigler is 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Phil McGehee officiating. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral…
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