Poteau News

Oklahoma is set on Tuesday to execute by lethal injection a man convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery in 2000 that netted about $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy tacos.

A former employee of Carl Albert State College has pleaded guilty to money theft after the FBI was called to investigate missing federal funds.

An Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of the stabbing deaths of a Le Flore County couple almost 13 years ago is scheduled to be executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

A convicted killer, and death row inmate at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, is set to be executed via lethal injection Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the prison's death chamber.

Two men were killed Wednesday afternoon in separate motorcycle accidents that occurred at about the same time.

Here's a sample of the kind of photos and information to be published in the special "Day in the Life" section - 8: 30 a.m.: Bobby Cline, 73, pauses while laying rock at Tote-A-Poke No.

Like to feel the wind blow through your hair as you take out on the highway? If so, there's a new benefit in town just for you.

Delton Cox, District 4 Choctaw council member, has scheduled four public meetings in advance of the July 13 tribal election.

Poteau Pound Pups will hold a fundraiser on June 15;. The pancake breakfast and bake sale will be from 6:30-11:30 a.m. at the Shady Point Community Center.

POTEAU, OK - The trial of an Oklahoma man accused of killing a pregnant Arkansas woman has been pushed back to July.

Following the deadly EF5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on May 20, a public discussion has begun regarding the construction of storm shelters at public schools.

Lloyd Lee, right, presents Mary Helen Lucas with a check for $3,300 on May 23, to benefit the Christian Free Medical Clinic in Poteau.

The Poteau Chamber of Commerce welcomed its newest member Wednesday during a ribbon cutting ceremony.

A memorial dedicated to prisoners of war and veterans missing in action located at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau has been vandalized.

The General Store on Witte will hold a clothing giveaway from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 31, at 104 N. Witte St.

The LeFlore County OHCE Annual Quilt Show is just around the corner. The event will take place Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 at the Kiamichi Technology Center adjacent to the Carl Albert State College campus in Poteau.

Monday evening storms rolled through LeFlore County leaving a path of damage from a southwest section of Poteau ending in the Liberty Community east of Cameron.