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Area basketball scores from Tuesday
Basketball
Arkoma 50, McCurtain 36
Talihina 41, Heavener 32
Central 47, Howe 44
Panama 75, LeFlore 37
Pocola 58, Stigler 40
Spiro 61, Vian 49
Roland 71, Poteau 34
Whitesboro 59, Crowder 47
McCurtain 44, Arkoma 12
Talihina 75, Heavener 50
Howe 66, Central 42
Panama 70, LeFlore 25
Stigler 58, Pocola 25
Spiro 54, Vian 20
Red Oak 76, Wister 42
Roland 37, Poteau 23
Whitesboro 59, Crowder 41
Heavener’s Anistyn Cartwright drives against Talihina’s Sarah James. Photo by KAYDENCE McGEE.
Talihina takes two games from Heavener
Talihina takes a pair of Black Diamond Conference basketball games at Heavener Tuesday night.
The Lady Tigers blistered the nets in a 75-50 victory while Talihina’s boys rallied in the second half to down the Wolves, 41-32.
Heavener visits Stigler Friday in another conference game while Talihina hosts Vian in conference games Thursday.
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Today in history
February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 330 days remaining (331 in leap years). Here are some notable historical events, births, and deaths that occurred on this date.Notable Historical Events
211 — Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies in Eboracum (modern York, England) while campaigning, leaving the empire to his sons Caracalla and Geta (who soon quarrel and lead to further instability).
960 — Zhao Kuangyin declares himself Emperor Taizu of Song, founding the Song Dynasty in China, which lasts over three centuries and brings cultural and technological advancements.
1169 — A major earthquake devastates the Ionian coast of Sicily, killing tens of thousands (especially in Catania) and causing widespread destruction.
1789 — The first U.S. Electoral College unanimously elects George Washington as the first President of the United States (John Adams becomes Vice President).
1861 — Delegates from six seceded Southern states meet in Montgomery, Alabama, to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), electing Jefferson Davis as provisional president.
1945 — The Yalta Conference begins in Crimea: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin meet to discuss postwar Europe, Nazi Germany's defeat, and plans that shape the Cold War era.
1948 — Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gains independence from Britain within the Commonwealth.
1997 — A civil jury in Santa Monica, California, finds O.J. Simpson liable for the wrongful deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, awarding $33.5 million to the families (following his criminal acquittal).
2004 — Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook (originally "TheFacebook") from his Harvard dorm room, revolutionizing social media.
Other events include the 1932 Winter Olympics opening in Lake Placid, New York, and various modern incidents like earthquakes or political developments.Notable Births
1902 — Charles Lindbergh, American aviator who made the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927 (d. 1974).
1913 — Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott (d. 2005).
1948 — Alice Cooper, American rock singer-songwriter known for shock rock and theatrical performances.
1973 — Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer and promoter, multiple-division world champion.
Other notables: Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746, Polish-American Revolutionary War hero), Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906, German theologian and anti-Nazi resistor).
Notable Deaths
211 — Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor (b. 145/146).
1983 — Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer of The Carpenters, known for her distinctive voice (b. 1950; died from complications related to anorexia nervosa).
1987 — Liberace, American pianist and entertainer famous for flamboyant style and Las Vegas shows (b. 1919).
2005 — Ossie Davis, American actor, director, and civil rights activist (b. 1917).
2018 — John Mahoney, British-American actor best known as Martin Crane on Frasier (b. 1940).
Other notables: Louis Jordan (1975, jazz/saxophonist), Dave Mirra (2016, BMX rider), Aga Khan IV (noted in some lists, but confirm recent; religious leader b. 1936).
Bill Bob Cupp death notice
Bill Bob Cupp, 99, of Locust Grove passed away on Feb. 2, 2026, in Tulsa.
He was born on Oct. 31, 1926, in Pitcher to Sada (Hughes) Cupp and William Aaron Cupp.
He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, where he served as an aerial photographer in the Philippines.
Funeral service is 10 a.m. on Friday at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Phil McGehee officiating. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Surviving family members are his son Bill Cupp and wife Mary of Locust Grove; daughter, Beverly Weaver, of Muskogee; granddaughters Rhonda Sue Holman, Jayne Katherine Hill, Candice Ferrari and Tiffani Sexton; grandsons James Madison Cupp, John Emery Edward Cupp, Taylor Lee Cupp, Aaron Cupp and Will Martin; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his spouses, Billie June Cupp and Emily Cupp; son John Cupp; and two sisters.
You may leave an online message at www.evansandmillerfuneralhome.com.