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LeFlore County scoreboard
LeFlore County scoreboard for Thursday.
Basketball
Regionals
Boys
Gore 61, Arkoma 36
Porum 55, Wister 50
Girls
Gore 25, Arkoma 19
LeFlore 41, Cameron 34
Wister 53, Liberty 19
Districts
Boys
Howe 82, Porter 64
Coalgate 51, Panama 41
Pocola 83, Wilburton 36
Girls
Howe 70, Porter 31
Panama 61, Coalgate 37
Wilburton 61, Pocola 50
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Heavener and Spiro to play Friday
Heavener and Spiro will play for the third time this season in a Class 3A district basketball game at 6 p.m. Friday at Spiro.
Spiro’s girls won both previous contests 51-45 at home on Dec. 16 and 55-45 on Jan. 16 at Heavener.
The boys have split their two games. Spiro won the first game at home, 55-45, while the Wolves won the second game at home, 65-62.
Spiro’s girls are 17-5 and Heavener is 11-13.
The Bulldogs are 9-13 while the Wolves enter district play with a 7-16 record. Both schools advance to the regionals next week with the winners playing Tuesday and the losers on Thursday.
Today in history
1962
John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth
From Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Herschel Glenn Jr. is successfully launched into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut. Glenn, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, was among the seven men chosen by the National Aeronautics and... read more
21st Century
2003
American Revolution
1792
Arts & Entertainment
1997
Black History
1895
Civil War
1864
Crime
1974
Sports
1998
Women’s History
1985
World War I
1919
World War II
1939
1942
Paul Edward Pierce death notice
Paul Edward Pierce, 73, passed away on Feb. 16, 2026, in Pocola and was born on Aug. 20, 1952, in Orlando, Florida to parents Edward and Una Mae (Purdy) Pierce.
The celebration of life services and burial will be held privately by his family at Greenhill Cemetery. The family will greet friends at his viewing from 5 – 7 p.m. on Tuesday at The Cedars on Dewey 520 Dewey Avenue in Poteau.
Survivors are his wife, Mitzi, of the home; his son James Pierce and wife Kelly of Cameron; his granddaughter Katie Fenby and husband Nick of Bonanza, Arkansas; his great grandchildren Anson, Zoie and Decker, his mother, Una Mae Pierce, of Cameron; his siblings Daniel Pierce and wife Sincha of Sierra Vista, Arizona, Raymond Pierce of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Carol Hartley and husband Tom of Panama, Nora Farmer and husband Eric of Atlanta, Georgia, and Laura Seeler of Cameron; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Goodin, of Greenwood, Arkansas, and his sister-in-law Becky Love and husband Nick of Bonanza, Arkansas, along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father Edward Pierce; and his father-in-law, Roy Goodin.
Online condolences can be made at www.holtfuneralandcremation.com.
Barbara Tunney death notice
Barbara Tunney, 81, passed away Feb. 14, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas and was born Aug. 8, 1944 in Ada to Loyd and Viola (Pettigrew) Garrett.
Surviving family members are her son, Paul Garrett, of Ada; her daughters Debra of California, Kathy of California and Barbara Solano of Poteau; her grandchildren Khloe Rae, Gracelyn Soriana, Ledger and Emily Ann; and many other relatives, loved ones and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents Loyd and Viola (Pettigrew) Garrett.Online condolences can be made at www.holtfuneralandcremation.com