National Weather Service issues extreme cold warning

The National weather Service in Tulsa has issued an extreme cold warning for the following counties in Oklahoma: Nowata, Craig, Ottawa, Pawnee, Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, Delaware, Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Cherokee, Adair, Muskogee, McIntosh, Sequoyah, Pittsburg, Haskell, Latimer and LeFlore, Pushmataha. Choctaw, Osage and Washington. And in Arkansas: Benton, Carroll, Washington, Madison, Crawford, Franklin and … Read more

School closings for LeFlore County 1-26-2026

School closings

School closings for LeFlore County for Monday. The following schools are either closed or virtual for Monday. Arkoma Bokoshe Cameron Carl Albert State College (Poteau and Sallisaw) Fanshawe Howe Heavener KTC (Poteau and Spiro) LeFlore Panama Pocola Spiro Talihina Whitesboro Wister Subscribe to our free newsletter and get more. https://heavenerareanews.beehiiv.com/

Calendar of events for Jan. 25, 2026 

Calendar of events

Calendar of events 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. Monday LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m. High school basketball: Arkoma at Keota; Wister at McCurtain Subscribe to our free newsletter and see … Read more

Projected football classes by ADM

Oklahoma football classifications

I used artificial intellligence to divide Oklahoma football schools by class, although this does not take into consideration moving the private schools to different classes or a separate division. Because there is only the one LeFlore County school in Class B, those schools are not included. Projected classes Class 2A-1 districts by geography Leave your … Read more

Hogs’ grit gets win over LSU  

Class 4A Area III

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Darius Acuff Jr. dominated the second half, scoring 24 points (10-of-11 FG and 3-of-3 3PT) with five assists, as he scored a career-high 31 points to lead #20 Arkansas to an 85-81 victory over LSU in basketball Saturday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena. With Arkansas down 59-56 with 9:45 left, Acuff took over. … Read more

Dangerous cold temperatures expand

Dangerous cold

National weather service Dangerous cold temperatures expand as snow and sleet accumulations will continue through Sunday afternoon as travel will become near impossible at times during the most with the intense precipitation tonight. Life threatening cold persists through Monday morning. Lows Monday morning will be near or below zero. Travel conditions will be slow to … Read more