LCJ newsletter 6-25-2025
Wednesday's newsletter
Daily Bible verse
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5
Blast from the past
Idabel youth drowns in lake
Idabel youth drowns Tuesday at approximately 9 p.m. at the Pine Creek swim Beach area on Pine Creek Lake in McCurtain County.
The body was recovered in approximately three feet of water and transported to McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel where he was pronounced dead.
The youth was playing near the edge of the water and went under for an unknown reason.
No personal floatation device was in use.
The accident was investigated by Trooper Mark Benedict, assisted by the Choctaw Lighthorse PD, Idabel Police Department and the McCurtain County EMS.
News briefs
The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday after a rocky start, giving rise to cautious hope that it could lead to a long-term peace agreement even as Tehran insists it will not give up its nuclear program. See the story HERE.
A U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment. See the story HERE.
U.S. President Donald Trump huddled on Wednesday with members of a NATO alliance that he has worked to bend to his will over the years and whose members are rattled by his latest comments casting doubt on the U.S. commitment to its mutual defense guarantees. See the story HERE.
The Tulsa Police Department has made an arrest in the homicide investigation of the Juneteenth celebration shooting on June 21, 2025. See the story HERE.
Sports briefs
Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were together celebrating a victory over North Carolina the night of Feb. 1 when one of them saw the news that had rocked the basketball world. See the story HERE.
A decision on whether or not to expand the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will be made in the upcoming weeks, sources told ESPN. See the story HERE.
Mostly clear skies expected Wednesday
LeFlore County weather forecast for Wednesday calls for mostly clear skies with a chance of showers during the afternoon.
The high is forecast to be 93 degrees with a low of 72.
Sunrise was 6:06 a.m. Sunset is 8:36 p.m.
Tuesday’s high in the greater Heavener metropolitan area was 95 with a low of 72. 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 25 are a high of 91 and low of 64. Records for the date were a high of 99 in 1980 and a low of 59 in 1984.
Last year on June 25, the high was 98 with a low of 78.
Area calendar of events
LeFlore County calendar of events for the next week in LeFlore County. 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.
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC
Thursday
Paula Earls funeral service
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
Friday
Robin Kyle Callahan celebration of life
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Tuesday
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
Oklahoma market report
This week’s Oklahoma market report.
Today in history
1876
Battle of the Little Bighorn
On June 25, 1876, Native American forces led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn near southern Montana’s Little Bighorn River. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux leaders, strongly resisted the... read more
1950s
1950
1990s
1996
Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. airmen
Arts & Entertainment
1988
Teenager Debbie Gibson earns a #1 hit with “Foolish Beat”
2009
“King of Pop” Michael Jackson dies at age 50
Black History
1941
FDR signs order banning discrimination in the defense industry
Civil War
1864
Union begins tunneling toward Rebels at Petersburg
Crime
1910
Congress passes Mann Act, aimed at curbing sex trafficking
Inventions & Science
1956
Last Packard—the classic American luxury car—produced
LGBTQ+ History
1978
First rainbow Pride flag premieres at San Francisco parade
U.S. Presidents
1953
Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator John F. Kennedy announce engagement
Vietnam War
1965
Viet Cong blow up a floating restaurant
Women’s History
1993
Kim Campbell becomes Canada’s first female prime minister
World War I
1915
Germans release statement on use of poison gas at Ypres
World War II
1942
Robin Kyle Callahan obituary
Robin Kyle Callahan, 41, of Howe passed away June 21, 2025, in Howe. He was born Dec. 11, 1983 in Tulsa to Kelly Marie (Easley) Callahan and Robin Frank Callahan.
A Celebration of Life for Robin is 10 a.m. Friday at Howe United Fellowship Church with James Phillips officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Robin was a man who found joy in the outdoors, he loved to hunt and fish, and his happiest moments were often spent in nature. But more than anything, he treasured time with his family and friends. His greatest love was for his daughter, Haven Nicole Callahan, who was the light of his life.
Robin was preceded in death by his father, Robin Frank Callahan, and grandparents John Easley, Betty Ryburn, and Bill Callahan.
He is survived by his beloved daughter, Haven Nicole Callahan; his mother, Kelly Callahan; his brothers, Zachariah Gene Easley and Dakota Frank Callahan; and his grandmother, Norma Easley.
Condolences and memories may be shared online at www.evansandmillerfuneralhome.com.