LCJ newsletter 6-22-2025
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Daily Bible verse
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
1 Peter 5:6
Blast from the past
News briefs
The United States attacked three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at destroying the Iranian nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe that prompted fears of a wider regional conflict as Tehran accused Washington of launching “a dangerous war.” See story HERE.
Powerful winds — including a tornado — that swept across parts of the upper Midwest left three people dead and a regional airport heavily damaged, while nearly 150 million Americans were under a heat advisory or warning as the weekend warmed up in much of the U.S. See story HERE.
Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. See story HERE.
A night of celebration turned into tragedy during Tulsa’s Juneteenth Festival as gunfire erupted in the Greenwood District, leaving one person dead and 10 others wounded. See the story HERE.
Stilwell residents are shocked to learn that the town’s memorial hospital and clinic are getting ready to close their doors. See the story HERE.
Sports briefs
t started with 30 teams, most of them fairly optimistic about their chances when the season began eight months and 1,320 games and 35,543 3-pointers and 299,608 points ago.
Only two teams remain. For one game. Game 7. See the story HERE.
Kade Anderson made his final start in an LSU uniform on Saturday night, and it was a masterpiece that put the Tigers on the cusp of their second national championship in three years. See the story HERE.
ommy Fleetwood was so locked in on good golf he didn’t realize until after his 7-under 63 that he didn’t miss a fairway in the Travelers Championship. And he certainly wasn’t aware of the stunning blowups behind him by Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas. See story HERE.
Clear skies, warm temperatures again Sunday
Area weather forecast for Sunday calls for continued clear skies and warm temperatures for LeFlore County and the area.
The high is forecast to be 93 degrees with a low of 75.
Sunrise was 6:05 a.m. Sunset is 8:35 p.m.
Saturday’s high in the greater Heavener metropolitan area was 91 with a low of 77. No rain was recorded, leaving the monthly total at 8.39 inches, well above June’s average rainfall of 3.90 inches.
Average temperatures for June 22 are a high of 90 and low of 63. Records for the date were a high of 102 in 1984 and a low of 48 in 1976.
Last year on June 22, the high was 96 with a low of 74.
Area calendar of events
Area calendar of events for the next week in LeFlore County, southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The calendar is a free service for our readers. If you are with a non-profit and want an event publicized, email news@heavener.news.
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Funeral services for Charlotte F. Smith
Heavener School Board meets 6 p.m.
Tuesday
Wister Boots and Badges blood drive
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
Al Grzech Trio featuring Niki Waters at the LeFlore County Museum
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
LeFlore County Republicans meet 6 p.m. at Patrick Lynch Library
Heavener VFW bingo 6:30 p.m. Highway 59 North
Today in history
1944
FDR signs G.I. Bill
On June 22, 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services—known as G.I.s—for their efforts in World War II. As the last of its sweeping New Deal reforms, Roosevelt’s administration... read more
American Revolution
1775
Congress authorizes the issue of Continental currency
Arts & Entertainment
2001
Blockbuster hit movie “The Fast and the Furious” released
Civil War
1864
Confederates strike back in the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
Crime
2011
Notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger is arrested
Exploration
1611
Henry Hudson set adrift by mutineers
World War I
1898
Author Erich Maria Remarque born
World War II
1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of Russia
1945
