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 a.m. Sunday at the Freedom House…
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, Talihina 35 Hartshorne 64, Pocola 21 Muldrow 45, Poteau 39 Red…
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 player late in the fourth quarter to rally to a 55-45 win…
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 rate in the state of 7.0 percent. Hughes and Jefferson County were second….
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 blow out the candles. Before Perrault committed them…
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 Ronald Nobles funeral service High school basketball: Spiro at Heavener; Talihina at Howe;…
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 5:31 p.m. See our live weather radar Wednesday’s high was 54 with…
