Joe Richard White obituary
Joe Richard White of the Cedar Lake community was born on Dec. 24, 1950 in Tonkawa to Leslie and Birine (O’Mealey) White and passed away on Jan. 15, 2026 at his home at the age of 75. Joe’s memorial service is at the beginning of church service at 11…
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LeFlore County sports scores 1-16-2026
LeFlore County sports scores from Friday. Basketball Boys Heavener 65, Spiro 62 Arkoma 54, Gans 19 Talihina 44, Howe 43 Pocola 75, Hartshorne 50 Muldrow 69, Poteau 36 Whitesboro 67, Red Oak 21 Girls Spiro 55, Heavener 45 Gans 36, Arkoma 32 Howe 56,…
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Heavener, Spiro split games Friday
By CRAIG HALL Heavener, Spiro split the games Friday as the both teamss rallied down the stretch to get wins in a pair of exciting basketball games between the two LeFlore County rivals at Heavener Friday night. Spiro’s girls overcame losing their best…
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Unemployment rates rise in November
Unemployment rates rose in November over the previous year for 76 counties while only one county had rates less than last year for the same period, according to the latest report by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Love County had the highest…
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Author of Little Red Riding Hood
By Rix Quinn This month we recognize the birthday of Charles Perrault, who preserved folk tales like “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Sleeping Beauty” and many more. We’d bake him a cake, but since he was born in 1628 he’s 397 now, and few folks that age can…
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Calendar of events for Jan. 16, 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. Friday Funeral services for Ty Clayton…
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Weather forecast for 1-16-2025
Weather forecast for Friday in LeFlore County, southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas is for partly cloudy skies before the winter blast hits Saturday. The high is forecast to be 53 degrees with a low of 28 degrees. Sunrise was 7:25 a.m. Sunset is…
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