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LeFlore County commissioner minutes

LeFlore County commissioner minutes for the regular business meeting held Dec. 22 with Chairman Jamie Oliver presiding. Also, present were Member Mike Parker, Member Josh Blaylock and County Clerk Kelli Ford.

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Poteau man sentenced for unlawful reentry

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Luis Cuellar-Martinez, a/k/a Luis Cueller, a/k/a Luis Martinez, a/k/a Luis Martinez Cueller, 32, a Mexican national unlawfully present in Poteau was sentenced to time served in prison for one count of Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien.

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Tuesday Morning Sports Briefing

Here are the top 10 sports stories for this morning, Tuesday, December 23, 2025. These are formatted for high visibility on heavener.news, with a focus on national impact and local interest.

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Cobbs, Eguae added to OSU football coaching staff

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State football coach Eric Morris named two more additions to his coaching staff Monday, hiring Patrick Cobbs as run game coordinator and running backs coach and Ike Eguae as assistant defensive line coach.

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Record Warmth for LeFlore County: Christmas 2025 Weather Forecast and 7-Day Outlook

While much of the country is bracing for snow and ice this holiday season, residents in Heavener, Poteau, and across LeFlore County are experiencing a December to remember—for all the wrong reasons if you were hoping for a “White Christmas.”

Current weather patterns over the Southern Plains have shifted significantly, bringing an unseasonable warm front that is expected to shatter records across Eastern Oklahoma through the end of the week.

Calendar of events

Calendar of events for today 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 or use the contact form below.

Tuesday

Mary Lois Brand-Proulx service

Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC

Today in history

1888

Vincent van Gogh chops off his ear

On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor while staying in Arles, France. He later documented the event in a painting titled Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. Today, Van Gogh is regarded as an... read more

American Revolution

1783

George Washington resigns as commander in chief

Arts & Entertainment

1997

Woody Allen marries Soon-Yi Previn

Black History

1867

Madam C.J. Walker is born

Christmas

1823

The poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” is first published