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Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.

Psalms 143:8

Voters in Leflore County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 7 Hodgen Public School, Howe Public School, Keota Public School, Panama Public School, Pocola Public School , Poteau Public School, Talihina Public School and Town of Pocola General Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kayla Rees said.

Absentee ballots are available to all registered voters, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot.

The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. March 23. Voters can submit a request using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.qov/elections/_ovp. Request forms are also available at oklahoma.gov/elections and at the County Election Board office located at 103 North Church in Poteau.

Rees reminds voters to allow time for an absentee ballot to be received, completed, and returned by mail to the County Election Board. "With some exceptions, all absentee ballot affidavits must be notarized before being returned. Voters should give themselves plenty of time to make sure all steps are completed.

Voters exempt from having an absentee ballot affidavit notarized include those who are physically incapacitated and those who care for physically incapacitated individuals that cannot be left alone.

Voters who request a "physically incapacitated" ballot must have the signature on their absentee ballot affidavit witnessed by two people.

Military personnel and residents living overseas, along with their spouses and dependents are also eligible for certain allowances. Military personnel should contact the Voting Services Officer in their unit for an Absentee Ballot Application. Residents living overseas may obtain Absentee Ballot Applications from any United States military installation or United States Embassy or Consulate. Military personnel and overseas citizens who are already registered voters in Oklahoma may apply for absentee ballots using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections(ovp. Those who need to complete a new Voter Registration Application should apply through the Federal Voting Assistance Program at FVAP.gov.

All completed absentee ballots must be in the hands of the County Election Board no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day.

The LeFlore County Election Board is located at 103 N Church Poteau OK and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For questions, contact the Election Board at 918-647-3701 or [email protected].

OKLAHOMA CITY — What was nearly tossed aside as clutter turned into a $1 million surprise for a Noble couple. 

Robert of Noble won $1 million after matching five numbers in the Nov. 22, 2025 drawing of Powerball. 

The winning ticket had been sitting unnoticed on the couple’s kitchen table — a familiar catch-all spot for mail and paperwork. Yesterday, Robert’s wife began cleaning off the table and came across the ticket. She set it aside, planning to check it later. That evening, the couple remembered the ticket and decided to scan it together. When they realized they had matched five numbers, shock quickly set in. 

“We were stunned,” Robert said. “We just kept looking at each other.” 

After renting for years, Robert and his wife had recently begun searching for land for a home of their own. Now, with $1 million in prize money, their plans are moving forward much sooner than expected. 

“This is one of those stories that reminds us why checking your tickets is so important,” said Abby Morgan, Director of Marketing and Product Development for the Oklahoma Lottery. “You never know when a life-changing prize might be sitting right on your kitchen table.” 

The winning ticket was purchased at Harps at 18450 E Hwy 9 in Norman. 

LeFlore County scoreboard for games played Tuesday.

Baseball

Webbers Falls 8, Arkoma 4

Kiefer 9, Heavener 1

Kiefer 12, Heavener 0

Sallisaw 13, Poteau 0

Holland Hall 10, Spiro 0

Whitesboro 12, Clayton 0

Slow pitch softball

Cameron 6, Keota 2

LeFlore 5, Gans 0

LeFlore 7, Gans 4

Wister 17, Antlers 3

Soccer

Boys

Girls

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Behind a combined 50 points from Anthony Roy and Kanye Clary, Oklahoma State survived a high-scoring battle Tuesday night, defeating UCF 111-104 in overtime.

The Cowboys (18-12, 6-11 Big 12) took control in the extra period with an 11-4 closing run. Clary was the catalyst in overtime, scoring seven of his 23 points, including a clutch 3-pointer and a perfect 4-of-4 performance from the free-throw line. Anthony Roy led all Cowboy scorers with 27 points.

The game was a back-and-forth affair from the jump. UCF (20-9, 9-8) built an early double-digit lead, but Oklahoma State erased it with a 21-8 run to tie the game at 31. The Cowboys carried a 45-40 lead into halftime after a late 9-4 spurt.

The finish of regulation was pure chaos. With just 24 seconds left, Isaiah Coleman threw down a dunk to give OSU a 94-91 lead. UCF’s Chris Johnson answered with a game-tying triple with 11 seconds remaining. While the Cowboys had the final possession, UCF’s John Bol blocked a last-second jumper to force overtime.

The Knights were led by Themus Fulks (22 points) and Riley Kugel (18 points), but it wasn't enough to stop the Cowboys from securing their second win in three games.

Sooner Pitching Staff Hurls Gem, Shuts Out DBU 

NORMAN – No. 12 Oklahoma shut out Dallas Baptist in a midweek matchup, 2-0, Tuesday at Kimrey Family Stadium.  

The Sooners (11-2) used eight pitchers on the night and held the DBU (8-5) offense scoreless for the first time this season. Junior Deiten Lachance provided the two RBIs for the Sooners via single and sacrifice fly. 

OU pulled ahead in the bottom of the third on the Lachance RBI single after a walk to Kyle Branch and Camden Johnson single put runners on. To the eighth inning, Lachance provided an insurance run for the Sooners, lifting a sacrifice fly to center allowing Dasan Harris to race home after his leadoff single.  

The eight OU pitchers, Jaden Barfield (1.0 IP), Isaac Williams (1.0), Xander Mercurius (1.0), Reid Hensley (1.0), Michael Catalano (2.0), Gavyn Jones (1.0), Jason Bodin (1.0) and Jackson Cleveland (1.0), combined for 11 strikeouts and allowed DBU just three hits. It was a season low in hits and tied for DBU’s most K’s in a game this year. The Patriots had no extra-base hits on the night. 

It was OU’s first win over the Patriots since 2023, and the shutout was OU’s first vs. DBU since 2010.

The Oral Roberts women's basketball team picked up five All-Summit League award, the league officials released Tuesday afternoon. Four Golden Eagles- Kayten Donley, Ari Gordon, Howe’s Jalei Oglesby, and Anna Trusty- were awarded Summit League honors.

Koenen is putting together a historic junior season for North Dakota State, averaging a double-double in 16 Summit League starts. The Montevideo, Minn., native recorded 19.8 ppg and 11.9 rpg in league play, ranking second in scoring and first in rebounding, while also placing second in field goal percentage (63.8).

Koenen also established a new single season Summit League record by earning her eighth conference weekly award, surpassing the previous mark of seven set by Kevi Luper of Oral Roberts during the 2009-10 season.

Alongside her Player of the Year honor, Koenen was also dominant on the defensive end, earning Defensive Player of the Year accolades for the first time in Bison history. Koenen made her presence felt in the paint, averaging 1.6 bpg in league play.

Jory Collins captured his first Coach of the Year honor and the first in North Dakota State Division I history after guiding the Bison to their first Summit League regular season title. His squad posted a 15-1 league record and rattled off a 23-game winning streak, the second longest active streak in the nation at the time.

In his seventh season at the helm for NDSU, Collins has led his teams to 18 or more wins in each of the last four seasons, including this year.

Karrington Asp was voted Sixth Woman of the Year, becoming the first player in North Dakota State history to earn the honor. The Epworth, Iowa, native averaged 11.1 ppg in Summit League play off the bench, shooting 56.4 percent from the field, and finished as the league's top scoring reserve.

As a redshirt freshman, Asp also earned Freshman of the Year honors following a standout season for the Bison. The achievement marks the first time since the 2022-23 season that a Bison claimed the award, last accomplished by Elle Evans. Asp also became the first player in program history to win both of the awards in the same season.

South Dakota's Molly Joyce earned Newcomer of the Year honors after averaging 15.8 ppg in her first season with the Coyotes. A transfer from Division II Truman State, she scored in double figures 14 times across 16 Summit League starts, including a season-high 24 points on two separate occasions.

Koenen headlined an All-Summit League First Team that featured a repeat honoree in South Dakota State's Brooklyn Meyer, who averaged 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. The Jackrabbit senior led the league in scoring during conference play and was joined by teammate Madison Mathiowetz, who posted a career high 14.6 points per game in league action. The SDSU duo earning first team honors marked the third consecutive season that two Jackrabbits have landed on the first team.

Angelina Robles also landed on the All-Summit League First Team following a breakout senior season for the Coyotes. Robles averaged 16.4 points per game across 16 league starts and dished out 3.6 assists per contest, ranking second in the league.

Rounding out the First Team were sophomore standouts Coryn Watts of Denver and Alyssa Sand of St. Thomas. Watts led the Pioneers in scoring at 19.8 ppg, ranking third in the league across 16 starts, while also placing fourth in assists at 3.3 per game. Sand powered the Tommies on both ends of the floor, averaging a team best 14.1 ppg, ninth in the league, on 50.3 percent shooting, while adding 1.1 blocks per contest in league play.

The Second Team featured players from four different programs. Jalei Oglesby of Oral Roberts earned a spot after appearing on the First Team last season. In her final year, Oglesby averaged 16.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and reached double figures in 14 of 16 league starts.

The North Dakota State duo of Marisa Frost and Jocelyn Schiller earned Second Team honors after averaging 13.3 and 11.3 points per game, respectively, ranking second and third on the team. They were joined by Newcomer of the Year Molly Joyce and Kansas City's Elauni Bennett, who averaged 10.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Bennett was especially effective on the offensive glass, pulling down 4.2 offensive rebounds per contest, which ranked eighth nationally.

This year's Honorable Mention honors went to five players from five different programs, including a trio of transfers in UND's Mackenzie Hughes (13.5 ppg), ORU's Anna Trusty (12.6 ppg), and USD's Elise Turrubiates (9.0 ppg).

Rounding out the Honorable Mention squad was KC's Emani Bennett (twin sister of Elauni) with 12.4 ppg and SDSU's Emilee Fox with 8.6 ppg.

Koenen led the All-Defensive Team, which also included Meyer, Sand, Omaha's Avril Smith, and Oral Roberts' Ari Gordon. Smith, a freshman, paced the league with 2.5 blocks per game, Gordon, a redshirt junior, tied for second with 2.0 steals per contest, and Sand led the league with 2.5 steals per game.. Meyer earned All-Defensive Team honors for the third consecutive season.

The All-Newcomer Team featured UST's Jada Hood (9.5 ppg), Hughes, Trusty, and South Dakota teammates Joyce and Turrubiates. Hood played a key role in the Tommies' offense, ranking third on the team in scoring and leading the squad in assists with 3.5 per game, which ranked third in the league.

The All-Freshman team consisted of Asp, ORU's Kayten Donley (12.2 ppg), SDSU's Hadley Thul (6.1 ppg), and Omaha teammates Regan Juenemann (14.3 ppg) and Smith.

All of the League's nine teams will make the trip to Sioux Falls this weekend for The Summit League Women's Basketball Championship. The championship starts Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. CT when No. 8 Omaha meets No. 9 North Dakota at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

The first round game, all four quarterfinals and both semifinals will be televised on Midco Sports and be streamed on the Summit League Network powered by the Midco Sports Plus app.

Stormy weather possible Monday

Weather forecast for Wefneday is for partly cloudy skies with the potential for severe thunderstorm along with high winds and small hail for Heavener, LeFlore County, southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.

The high is forecast to be 73 with a low of 60 degrees.

Sunrise was 6:43 a.m. Sunset is 6:16 p.m.

See our live weather radar

Tuesday’s high was 81 with a low of 65. No rain was received overnight, leaving the monthly total at 0.00 inches. Average rainfall for March is 5.40 inches.

Average temperatures for March 3 are a high of 61 and low of 32. Records for the date were a high of 81 in 1974 and a low of 11 in 1971.

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

Thursday

Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon EOMC

High school baseball: Cameron at Fort Smith Northside

High school soccer: Heavener at McAlester

High school softball: Heavener at Haileyville Tournament (McAlester); Cameron at McCurtain

High school basketball: Whitesboro vs. Red Oak 10:30 p.m. OG&E Coliseum  state tournament; Panama girls vs. Wilburton 6 p.m. at Checotah; Howe boys vs. Coalgate 7:30 p.m. at Checotah; 

Heavener City Council meets 6 p.m.

Heavener VFW bingo 6

Friday

High school baseball: Cameron at Central; Poteau vs. Cedarville, Arkansas; 

High school softball: Heavener at Haileyville Tournament (McAlester); Cameron at Haileyville Tournament; High school baseball: Heavener at Panama

High shool basketball: Howe girls vs. Latta area championship 6 p.m. at Checotah; Pocola boys vs Latta 7:30 p.m. area championship at Checotah; 

Saturday

Funeral service for James and Freddie McBride

High school basketball: TBD

Sunday

Brandon Moody fundraiser at Heavener PAC

Monday

LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.

High school baseball: Checotah at Heavener; Cameron at Hackett: Idabel at Poteau: Buffalo Valley at Whitesboro

High school softball: Vian at Cameron; Whitesboro at Boswell Festival; Talihina at Clayton

High school soccer: Heavener at Poteau

School board meetings

Tuesday

High school baseball: Heavener at Checotah; Poteau at Idabel; Talihina at Hartshorne; Whiesboro at McCurtain; 

High school softball: Poteau at Cameron; Whitesboro, Crowder at Haileyville

Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC

The Oklahoma market report for this week, sponsored by Rep. Rick West.

New York Times runs in-house ad asking listeners to “support any news organization dedicated to original reporting

The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has voiced a new ad encouraging listeners to support any news organization dedicated to original reporting — even if it’s not the Times.

It’s Sulzberger’s first-ever advertisement, the Times confirmed, and it ran for the first time on Monday. A New York Times spokesperson said the publisher wanted to “call attention” to the shrinking of the news industry.

The ad:

This is A.G. Sulzberger. I’m the publisher of The New York Times. I oversee our news operations and our business. But I’m also a former reporter who has watched with a lot of alarm as our profession has shrunk and shrunk in recent years. Normally, in these ads, we talk about the importance of subscribing to the Times. I’m here today with a different message. I’m encouraging you to support any news organization that’s dedicated to original reporting. If that’s your local newspaper, terrific — local newspapers in particular need your support. If that’s another national newspaper, that’s great too.

My colleague Sophie Culpepper first heard it on The Daily but the spot “will eventually run across most Times podcasts,” according to the spokesperson. Sulzberger has spoken out about press freedom, generative AI, and the shrinking of the news industry in the past.

You don’t hear publishers using ad time to encourage their audience to subscribe to other news outlets very often. But the Times can afford to be generous. As Nieman Lab readers well know, the Times has emerged as one of the clearest winners of the digital era. Few other news publishers have been able to replicate their enviable subscription model, however, and the vast majority of Americans do not pay for or support any news sources. As Sulzberger notes, local newspapers have suffered some of the deepest cuts in coverage.

Another Nieman Lab colleague, Joshua Benton, has argued that “if the Times is going to be truly mission-driven … it should be using its position of relative financial security to work harder on the biggest and most intractable part of the problem … local news.”

The appeal from the Times publisher is a small — but welcome — step in that direction. Listen to the ad here.

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Freddie Holline McBride, 89, of Sand Springs passed peacefully from this life on Monday in her home, surrounded in spirit by the love of all her family and friends. She was born on May 11, 1937, in Snowball, Arkansas, to Hollin Snow and Ruth Dean Snow.

On Dec. 18, 1956, she married the love of her life, James Lester McBride, who preceded her in death on Feb. 21, 2026—just one week before her passing.

Freddie was a woman of deep faith and a long‑time member and greeter at Olivet Baptist Church in Sand Springs. Without ever having to name it, she lived as a Christ-like model of service, humility, and hospitality. Her quiet strength and unwavering kindness encouraged all who knew her.

She was a loving mother to her only son, Stanley James McBride, and welcomed a host of foster children into her home throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, giving each one warmth, stability, and care. In her later years, she poured her heart into being “Grandma” to her three grandchildren. Freddie was a woman who placed family and community at the center of her life, and spending time with those she loved brought her the greatest joy.

Freddie was an avid reader and a faithful letter‑writer, known for the thoughtful notes she sent to friends and acquaintances near and far. As long as her health allowed, she enjoyed her daily walks and took great pride in helping her neighbors by bringing in their trash bins each week—one of her many small acts of quiet service.

She is survived by her son, Stanley McBride of Tulsa,; her brother, Benny Snow, of Catoosa; her grachildren Jeremiah James McBride, Bailey Elise McBride, and Autumn Mackenzie McBride; four great‑grandchildren; and a large extended family and many friends who loved her dearly and will deeply miss her.

She was preceded in death by her parents Hollin and Ruth Snow; her brother, Donald Snow; and her sisters Willie Harris, Maxine Ragland, and Frances Chisum, and her husband, James McBride.

James Lester McBride, 89, of Sand Springs passed peacefully from this life on Saturday in his home after a day spent surrounded by those he loved most. Known affectionately to many as “Hardrock” or simply “Cowboy,” James lived a life marked by hard work, unwavering loyalty, and deep devotion to his family.

James was born on April 5, 1937, to Lester McBride and Gertrude (Carter) McBride, and grew up in the Heavener area.

A proud graduate of Heavener High School in 1955, James carried his small‑town values with him throughout his life. He met the love of his life, Freddie Holline Snow, at the age of 20, and the two were married on Dec. 18, 1956. They spent nearly seven decades side by side, building a home and family rooted in love, appreciation, and faith.

James spent more than 40 years working as a pipefitter and was a proud and long-standing member of his union, Plumbers and PipeFitters Local 430. His career took him across the United States and beyond, where he formed lasting friendships and earned the respect of coworkers for his skill, strength, and work ethic. No matter how far his travels took him, his heart was always firmly planted in Oklahoma with Freddie and the rest of his family.

He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and took special pride in his role as Grandpa to his three grandchildren. James approached life with a quiet steadiness, a dry wit, and a deep love for the people around him. Those who knew him will remember his generosity, his stories from the road and his childhood, and the way he never met a stranger.

James is survived by his son, Stanley McBride, of Tulsa; his grandchildren Jeremiah “Jay” James McBride, Bailey Elise McBride and Autumn Mackenzie McBride; four great‑grandchildren; and a wide circle of extended family and friends who cherished him and will feel his absence deeply.

He was preceded in death by his parents Lester and Gertrude McBride; his sister, Betty Walker of Hodgen; and his brother, Billy McBride of Portland, Oregon. His devoted wife Freddie McBride followed him in death on March 3, 2026, and will be buried at his side.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Youth Services of Tulsa or another organization benefiting children. Youth Services of Tulsa can be contacted at 311 S. Madison Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74120, or at yst.org.

A joint service honoring the lives of James and his beloved wife, Freddie will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Stapp-Zoe Baptist Church in Heavener with Pastor Dan Lynch officiating. Burial will follow in Stapp-Zoe Cemetery under the care of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home in Heavener.

Pallbearers will be family members. 

To sign Freddie and James’ online guestbook please visit www.dowdenrobertsfuneralhome.com.