Day: January 10, 2023

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Heavener and Poteau split games Monday

Pirates run away from Pocola

Heavener and Poteau split

Heavener and Poteau split a pair of basketball games at Heavener Monday night between the two old LeFlore County rivals.

Poteau’s girls won the opener, 44-33, before the Wolves overcame slow starts in the first and third quarter to outscore the Pirates, 40-24.

Both Heavener teams are home Tuesday against Talihina. Poteau hosts Checotah in NOAA action Friday.

Girls

Poteau’s girls, now 1-5, captured their first win of the season as Brooklyn Garner tallied 24 of the Lady Pirates’ points and Poteau outscored the Lady Wolves by eight points in the second half to seal the win.

Ava Cartwright and Brooklyn May both scored 11 points to lead the Lady Wolves, now 3-7.

Poteau 44, Heavener 33

PHS 10  9 16  9—44

HHS  4 12 13 4–33

Poteau—Savanna Bryan 0 0-0 1 0; Brooke Hattabaugh 2 0-0 2 5; Brooklyn Garner 11 1-2 3 24; Parker Patterson 3 0-0 3 7; Gracyn Soehlman 2 2-3 3 6; Britlee Reed 0 0-0 2 0; Cheyanne Brickle 1 0-0 0 2. TOTALS: 19 3-5 14 44.

Heavener—McKinley Alexander 0 0-2 0 0; Ava Cartwright 4 3-4 0 11; Brooklyn May 4 3-4 3 11; Cayleigh McGee 2 1-2 4 5; Bryleigh Edmondson 1 0-0 0 2; Mariana Garcia 0 0-3 1 0; Meredith Smith 0 4-4 1 4. TOTALS: 11 11-16 9 33

Boys

Despite the slow starts, Heavener got hot in the second quarter and got a basket from Isaac Cook from midcourt to end the third period to down the Pirates.

Heavener, which is 9-1 and broke into the Class 3A rankings this week at 19, failed to get the usual shots to fall against the Pirates, who also struggled shooting, especially down low where Heavener’s Landon Thurman blocked and altered numerous shots.

Thurman, who had scored 31 in Heavener’s previous two games, led the Wolves with 17 points.

Heavener is 9-1. Poteau is 2-6.

Heavener 40, Poteau 24

PHS  7 12  6  6–24

HHS  9 22  5  5—40

Poteau—Dax Collins 3 0-0 2 7; Champ Downs 2 0-0 1 6; Aiden Sockey 0 0-0 2 0; Kord Fenton 1 0-0 2 3; Connor Whitworth 2 0-4 3 4; Adrian Conches 0 0-0 3 0; Calloway Warren 1 2-5 1 4. TOTALS: 9 2-9 14 24.

Heavener—Isaac Cook 2 0-0 0 5; Bryce Morrison 3 0-0 2 8; Jackson Clubb 0 0-0 3 0; Devry Ritter 1 3-3 1 5; Landon Thurman 4 5-12 3 17; Zaid Rodriguez 0 1-3 0 1; Nick Lopez 1 0-2 3 3. TOTALS: 11 9-20 12 10.

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LeFlore County scoreboard 1-9-2023

Miners bury Wolves twice

LeFlore County scoreboard

LeFlore County scoreboard for games played Monday.

Boys

Heavener 40, Poteau 24

Talihina 51, Hartshorne 43

Girls

Poteau 44, Heavener 33

Howe 80, Vian 34

Hartshorne 67, Heavener 39

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Junior high LCT scores and schedule

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Junior high LCT scores and schedule

Junior high LCT scores from Monday and Tuesday’s games.

Girls

Bokoshe 36, Shady Point 26

Hodgen 34, Heavener 5

Whitesboro 29, Arkoma 6

Panama 42, Leflore 12

Howe 56, Bokoshe 7

Talihina 41, Cameron 12

Spiro 34, Fanshawe 16

Wister 18, Poteau 15

Pocola 35, Monroe 17

Boys

Shady Point 26, Bokoshe 23

Wister 46, LeFlore 28

Talihina 49, Shady Point 7

Hodgen 49, Spiro 10

Panama 42, Cameron 23

Monroe 38, Heavener 16

Pocola 56, Whitesboro 20

Poteau 59, Fanshawe 24

Howe 34, Arkoma 29

Tuesday’s schedule

Winners bracket

Boys

Talihina vs. Wister 7:45 at LeFlore

Monroe vs. Panama 8:55 at Poteau

Hodgen vs. Howe 5:15 at LeFlore

Poteau vs. Pocola 7:45 at Poteau

Girls

Howe vs. Spiro 5:15 at Wister

Talihina vs. Pocola 7:45 at Wister

Whitesboro vs. Hodgen 6:30 at LeFlore

Wister vs. Panama 8:30 Poteau

Losers bracket

Boys

Shady Point vs. LeFlore 4 at Wister

Heavener vs. Cameron 6:30 at Wister

Spiro vs. Arkoma 5:15 at Poteau

Fanshawe vs. Whitesboro 4 at Poteau

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Heavener School Board recognized

Heavener School Board recognized

Heavener School Board recognized

Heavener School Board recognized as January is school board recognition month. At Monday night’s board meeting,

Heavener Public Schools board members were presented with a certificate of appreciation for their dedication, passion and commitment to Heavener Public Schools.

Pictured

Pictured (L-R) Ralph Perdue Jr, Danny Yandell, Dylan Roberts, Tim Davis and Michael White.

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Obituary for Harold Bridges

Obituary for Harold Bridges

Obituary for Harold Bridges

Obituary for Harold Bridges of Spiro, who was born June 13, 1933 in Bakersfield, California to Lloyd and Nita (Smith) Bridges and passed away Jan, 8 in Heavener at the age of 89.

Memorial service

Memorial service for Harold Bridges of Spiro will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener.

Bio

Harold was a long-time resident of the area. He was a farmer and a rancher for many years and retired from the Leflore County Highway Department District #1 in Spiro as an equipment operator. He will be missed by all whom loved and knew him.

Survivors

He is survived by one step-daughter Marilyn Stahl and husband Sherman of Sallisaw; one grandson Noah Hiatt of Greenwood, Arkansas; two step-sons Larry Chunley and wife Kay of Tulsa, and Jim Chunley and wife Pat of Harrisonville, Missouri; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of many friends.

Preceded by

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Nita Bridges; his wife, Omega; and a brother, Freddie Bridges.

Guestbook

To sign Harold’s online guestbook please visit www.dowdenrobertsfuneralhome.com.

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County Commissioners approve sealed bids

Agenda for county commissioners 3-11-2024

County commissioners approve

County commissioners approve a notice to seek sealed bids for a surplus 2007 and a 2008 Mack truck from the District 2 inventory at Monday’s weekly meeting.

Plan revision

The board handled some routine start-of-the-year items, including revising the Emergency Operations Plan to include newly elected commissioners Vallard Campbell III and Jamie Oliver.

Oliver also was appointed to the LeFlore County KEDDO board of directors, effective Jan.3.

Dooucette appointed

Sadie Doucette was appointed deputy to the county assessor.

Larry Young was re-appointed to the Equalization and Excise Boards.

Lease approved

A lease was renewed between the county and Service Oklahoma for the space behind the courthouse annex used for driver safety and testing driver license applicants.

Kevin Merritt and Sarah Jordan were named requisitioning officers and Gail Hudson and Dusti McBeth as receiving officers to all district attorney accounts.

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Poteau School Board appoints new member

Poteau School Board

Poteau School Board appoints new member

Poteau School Board members appointed Troy George to fill the Seat 5 position on the board at Monday night’s meeting. George is pastor of Poteau First Baptist Church and replaces Matt McBee, who resigned earlier.

Policy approved

A policy relating to gender identification was approved. Students must use the restroom that matches the gender they were assigned at birth, or they may use a separate facility. The policy also sets disciplinary actions for misusing the policy.

Teacher recognized

Nikki Steelman, pictured, was recognized as Pansy Kidd Middle School Teacher of the Year.

Kelly Watson was named sponsor of the newly formed Rodeo Club.

Pirate football fans may get to own a piece of team history soon. The board declared some surplus items to be junked or sold, including the Costner Stadium scoreboard. Devin Cochran said he hopes the new scoreboard will be delivered by February in time for the old one to be auctioned off during the annual football awards banquet. The old softball field scoreboard and an obsolete ramp also were declared surplus.

Fundraisers, trips approved 

The board also approved several fundraisers and out-of-state trips for the coming months.

Resignations

In personnel matters, they accepted the resignations of Finance Director Valerie Martin, Vo-Ag teacher Crystal Shipman and Maintenance person Jerry Beal.

Hires

The board agreed to hire Finance Director Shannon Barnes, Head Soccer Coach Billy Adean, Aviation instructor Randy Steelman and Vo-Ag teacher Justin Payne.

Story written by KEN MILAM