A Honobia woman died and two passengers were injured Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 259 at Zafra Road near Octavia, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Relentless heat, scant rainfall send drought surging statewide
By GARY McMANUS/OCS Mesonet
Oklahoma baked beneath a relentless sun during the third-warmest and fifth-driest August on record. Vegetation withered and turned yellow, ponds dried up, lake levels fell and wildfires flared across the state. By month’s end, drought covered all of Oklahoma—more than double its coverage just four weeks earlier—as flash drought ran amok.
LeFlore County commissioners’ agenda 8-31-2026
LeFlore County commissioners’ agenda for Monday’s regular business meeting with Chairman Jamie Oliver presiding. Also, present were Vice- Chair Mike Parker, Member Josh Blaylock and County Clerk Kelli Ford.
