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Red Oak's Cline named a Top 20 Teacher
Red Oak sixth grade teacher Stephanie Cline was named a Top 20 Teacher for 2023-24 by Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas this week and was surprised during class to the delight of her students and colleagues. She was one of more than 1,000 teachers nominated for the award. She received...
Baseball Recap: Eli Slavens can't quite lead Hackett over Elkins
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hackett can now relate to. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elkins Elks on Thursday. Hackett has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Hackett saw three different players step...
Softball Game Recap: Yellville-Summit Comes Up Short
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Yellville-Summit can now relate to. They lost 8-0 to the Mansfield Tigers on Thursday. Yellville-Summit just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row. Yellville-Summit's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As...
Claremore Couple Gets Caught In Possible Tornado Near Bokoshe
A Claremore couple hauling a load back from Arkansas say they got caught up in a possible tornado Wednesday night. She says the 46,000 coils they were hauling, saved them from being thrown around by the strong winds. Donna Glosson and her husband were driving near Bokoshe when they found...
Baseball Game Preview: Oktaha Heads Out
The Oktaha Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Panama Razorbacks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive. Last Friday, Oktaha earned a 9-5 win over McAlester. Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme...
State Bound!
Congratulations to Coach Jimmy Hurst and the Lady Pirates, who beat Antlers 11-4 to qualify for the State Tournament. The Lady Pirates took down the Valiant Lady Dawgs, 7-3 in Regional action Tuesday in Pocola. Though the team lost their first go-around with Antlers 5-10, the Lady Pirates redeemed themselves...
Tornado Watch In Effect For Multiple Counties; Several Outages Reported
It was a bumpy Friday morning as severe weather moved through Northeast Oklahoma. Although the storms have passed for now, there is more active weather expected this weekend. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Le Flore County in OK until 10:15am. Tornado Watch for Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, Le...
FCRA beneficiaries outline initial plan to dissolve the authority
Representatives from the four beneficiaries of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) met privately April 23 to discuss ideas about the dissolution of FCRA and agreed upon 15 conditions to move forward on ending the authority. Only the authority board can vote to dissolve the organization. The FCRA was formed...
Fort Smith sales tax revenue posts small gain through March
Fort Smith sales tax rebounded some in March, allowing city officials to breathe a little. The March sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian County sales tax was up 3.04% from March 2023 and the 1% tax for city streets was up almost 1%. This...
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