By Ryan Jackson Addiction is known to be the result of weak self-control; nevertheless, addiction changes the brain. Nevertheless, there is always [...]
Melba Lois Large, 85, passed away on October 30, 2026, at her home in Spiro, Oklahoma. Melba was born on November 23, [...]
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By Jessica Ellen Two of your best people nearly quit last quarter, and you heard about it from a coworker, not from them. That’s the tax on a business where nobody owns the people side. You’re the owner, the closer, [...]
You have a small budget, a business to run, and two platforms that both promise customers. Pick the wrong one first, and that money is gone. Google Ads can put you in front of people who are already searching for [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sparklight® Opens Fall 2026 Charitable Giving Fund for Nonprofits Across 24 States Applications are open Oct. 1–31 for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations Sparklight awards $250,000 annually through its Charitable Giving Fund Grants support digital literacy, hunger relief and [...]
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BRANSON, Mo. – (November 2, 2026) – WonderWorks Branson is in celebration mode, offering special activities for National STEM Day on November 8, 2026, and recognizing the 100th anniversary of Route 66 on November 11, 2026. There will be several extra fun [...]
Author Douglas Vandergraph By Douglas Vandergraph | Fort Collins, Colorado On September 3, a community resource fair in Poteau brought organizations and service providers together so LeFlore County residents could learn where to turn for help. The event, [...]
New AAA Foundation research reveals the disproportionate danger wildlife poses to motorcyclists. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oct. 29, 2026 – For motorists, hitting a deer can mean costly vehicle damage. For motorcyclists, it can be fatal. New research from the AAA Foundation for [...]
Product Once Upon A Farm Tractor Wheels, Organic Toddler Soft Baked-Bars, all flavors, quantities, and varieties, including all lot codes and expiration dates. Risks of Product The FDA has received several reports that describe toddlers (ages 1.5–2.5 years) suffering complete [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY – A new law prohibiting edible medical marijuana products from being made in the shape of humans, cartoons or animals, or in a form of commercially available candy takes effect Nov. 1. Rep. Carl Newton, R-Cherokee, authored House [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY – A new Oklahoma law protecting parental rights in adoption, foster care and child welfare decisions takes effect Nov. 1. House Bill 3586, known as the Right to Raise Act, was authored by Rep. Erick Harris, R-Edmond. The measure [...]
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Robin Renee Williams was born May 6, 1961 in Salinas, California and passed away on October 30, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas surrounded by her family. Robin was the daughter of Carl Thomason and the late Linda Moore. She was [...]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Laura Ray Kosal, who passed away on October 2, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey. Â Laura was a proud graduate of Heavener High School, Class of 1969. Following graduation, she [...]
Donna Joy (Rymer) Parker of Heavener, Oklahoma travelled to Heaven on October 31, 2026 at the age of 78 after complications with cancer treatment. Donna was born on August 26, 1948 to Devert and Polly (Tipton) Rymer in Shattuck, Oklahoma. [...]
Melba Lois Large, 85, passed away on October 30, 2026, at her home in Spiro, Oklahoma. Melba was born on November 23, 1940, in Pocola, Oklahoma to her parents Andy and Esta (Gregory) Pipkins. Melba loved her grandchildren above all [...]

















