Funeral services for Frank “Big Daddy” Mendoza set

Funeral services for Frank “Big Daddy” Mendoza set

Funeral services for Frank “Big Daddy” Mendoza, 71, of Spiro are 2 p.m. on Friday at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro with Pastor Stan Ledford officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas, under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home of Spiro. Frank was born on Aug. 11, 1954, in Fort … Read more

Poteau seventh, eighth students honored

Poteau School

Poteau seventh and eighth grade students of the month for February. Eighth grade Name: Katherine Riley Parents: Jaclyn Riley, Michael Riley Electives: Advanced art, media, FACS Favorite school memory: My favorite school memory is probably leaving school at the end of the day. Name: John Bond Parents: Katherine Phillips, John Bond, Andrew Phillips Electives: Football, … Read more

Calendar of events for Feb. 11 2026 

Calendar of events

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. Wednesday Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC Memorial service for Tanja Gay Aguilar  Funeral services for James “Joe” Niblett … Read more

LeFlore County man sentenced for unlawful reentry 

LeFlore County

LeFlore County man sentenced as the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Gustavo Olivares-Ramirez, a/k/a Rogelio Madrigal, a/k/a Gustavo Olivares, Gustavo Ramirez Olivares, a Mexican national unlawfully present in LeFlore County was sentenced to eight months in prison for one count of Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien.    The … Read more