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Bible verse of the day
Everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him.
—Colossians 1:16
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Commissioners’ agenda
POTEAU—The LeFlore County commissioners will meet in a regular business meeting 9 a.m. Monday in the office of the board of county commissioners.
AGENDA:
* CALL TO ORDER.
* MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S).
3. * PURCHASE ORDERS/PAYROLL (SEE ATTACHED LIST TO BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT).
4. * BONDS.
5. * MONTHLY FEE REPORTS.
6. * TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS.
7. * BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS.
8. * NEW BUSINESS.
9. * CONTRACT LABOR/SERVICE AGREEMENTS, ANNUAL CONTRACTS.
10. * BURN BAN.
11. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE COUNTY REIMBURSEMENT APPLICATION AS PRESENTED BY THE CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA ROADS DEPARTMENT (CNDOT) REGARDING AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF UP TO $10,000 PER COUNTY DISTRICT OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS, TO BE USED TOWARDS MATERIALS ONLY, FOR MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS ON ROADWAYS LOCATED IN THE TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION INVENTORY.
12. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE APPLICATION FOR PERMIT REGARDING PUBLIC SERVICE/ PIPELINE CROSSING TO BORE ALONG/UNDER OLD STATE HIGHWAY 112 APPROXIMATELY 988 FEET EAST FROM THE SW CORNER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 7N, RANGE 26E, OKLAHOMA.
13. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE PROCLAMATION REGARDING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ WEEK RECOGNITION FROM APRIL 21, 2024 THROUGH APRIL 27, 2024.
14. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE APPLICATION FOR PERMIT REGARDING PUBLIC SERVICE/ PIPELINE CROSSING FOR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION OF WATER LINE AT CACHE REEK & RHINO ROAD SECTIONS 11 & 12, TOWNSHIP 9N, RANGE 24E, OKLAHOMA.
15. OPEN AND POSSIBLY AWARD BID REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF A BRUSH TRUCK TO BENEFIT BIG CEDAR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
16. ADJOURN.
Cowboys beat Kansas State in finale
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Oklahoma State picked up a 6-4 win over Kansas State in Sunday’s series finale at Tointon Family Stadium.
With the victory, the 15th-ranked Cowboys improved to 26-14 and 11-7 in the Big 12, while K-State fell to 24-15 and 9-9 in the league.
Lane Forsythe was 3-for-3 for the Cowboys, while Jaxson Crull and Colin Brueggemann both homered.
OSU used six pitchers in the contest, with Brennan Phillips picking up the win in relief of starter Gabe Davis, who tossed 3 1/3 innings and struck out three. The southpaw retired the final two batters in the fourth and is now 1-0 on the season.
The Cowboy bullpen kept K-State off the scoreboard over the final 5 2/3 innings, and Carson Benge earned his team leading third save as he took the mound in the ninth inning and sealed the win.
Ian Daugherty put OSU on the board first as he delivered a sacrifice fly to plate Nolan Schubart and give the Pokes a 1-0 advantage in the second inning.
K-State answered in the bottom of the frame, taking advantage of two hits and two walks to knot the score at 1-1 as a free pass with the bases loaded brought home the tying run.
The Cowboys jumped back on top in the third. After a leadoff walk, Crull smashed a two-run homer to right-center field, his fourth round-tripper of the season, and OSU later added to the lead on a two-out RBI single by Kollin Ritchie to go up 4-1.
The home team trimmed its deficit to one in the bottom of the frame, getting an RBI single from Raphael Pelletier and adding its third run on a wild pitch.
In the fourth, the Cowboys once again used the long ball to get things started as Brueggemann led off the inning with his team-leading 10th bomb of the season. OSU increased its lead to 6-3 on an RBI groundout by Benge later in the frame.
K-State plated the game’s final run in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single by Brendan Jones.
OSU returns to action Tuesday with a road contest at Oral Roberts.
Arkansas throttles Alabama
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – For the first time in program history, the No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks won back-to-back series vs. No. 15 Alabama after dismantling the Crimson Tide, 8-0, in five innings Sunday afternoon at Bogle Park.
The win solidifies the Hogs’ fourth straight ranked SEC series victory and their first-ever run-rule win against Alabama. Arkansas increases its record to 32-12 overall and 11-7 during conference play. It’s Arkansas’ first series win vs. the Tide in Fayetteville since 2018.
Arkansas erupted in a seven-run first after sending 12 to the plate and pounding out five base knocks, including a two-run home run by Bri Ellis.
RHP Morgan Leinstock (12-2) twirled her second complete game gem of the weekend after holding the Tide to three hits across five scoreless innings. Leinstock racked up five strikeouts and only walked one batter. On the weekend, Leinstock went 2-0, posted a 0.00 ERA, struck out 11, and checked Alabama to eight hits across 14.0 innings.
Nia Carter energized the Razorbacks offensively, tying her season high in hits with a 3-for-3 performance that included two RBI and two runs scored. Bri Ellis hammered her team-leading 14th home run of the season in the first – a two-run, no-doubter to left, to break the game open at 2-0. Rylin Hedgecock added a multi-RBI effort of her own after going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored.
Arkansas broke the game open in the first on Ellis’ two-run home run to left for a 2-0 edge. The Razorbacks went on to score five runs with two down in the first. Hedgecock flared a two-RBI single to right to push the advantage to 4-0. Raigan Kramer then extended the lead to 5-0 after scoring on a passed ball. Carter then pummeled her second hit of the inning – a bloop single to left center – to plate Hedgecock and Lauren Camenzind.
After scoreless second and third frames, the Hogs entered run-rule territory in the home half of the fourth when Hannah Gammill’s sacrifice fly to center sent Carter home for an 8-0 lead.
Up Next
The Razorbacks return to action at No. 7 LSU on April 26-28. The series opener between Arkansas and LSU is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT Friday on SEC Network+ from Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La.
The forecast
A beautiful day is expected Monday for LeFlore County with clear skies and warmer temperatures expected.
The high is forecast to be 72 degrees with a low of 53.
Sunrise is 6:37 a.m. Sunset is 7:56 p.m.
Average temperatures for April 22 are a high of 76 and low of 49. Records for the date were a high of 93 in 1987. The record low was 32 in 1986.
Last year, on this date, the high was 61 with a low of 43.
Sunday’s high was 58 with a low of 47. A total of .29 inches of rain was recorded, bringing the monthly total to 4.08 inches. Average rainfall for April is 4.90 inches.
The calendar
Calendar of events for Heavener, LeFlore County and southeastern Oklahoma.. If you are a non-profit, school or church, submit an event. This is a free service for non-profits and and churches so let us know if something is going on. CONTACT us.
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
High school baseball: Howe at Heavener;Vian at Panama; Pocola at Muldrow; district tournaments; Poteau at Spiro
Tuesday
High school softball: Spiro at Eufaula
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
Jazz night at the Museum
Wednesday
Heavener High School blood drive to benefit Austin Davis
Funeral service for Gean Arthur Davlin
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC
Jazz night at the LeFlore County Museum
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
High school softball: Regional tournaments TBA
District, regional baseball TBA
Heavener VFW bingo 6:30 p.m. Highway 59 North
Friday
High school softball: Regional tournaments TBA
District, regional baseball TBA
Saturday
High school baseball, softball TBA
Today in history
1970
The first Earth Day
Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems, is celebrated in the United States for the first time on April 22, 1970. Millions of Americans, including students from thousands of colleges and universities, participated in rallies, marches and educational pro... read more
19th CENTURY
1889
1970s
1978
Bob Marley headlines One Love Peace Concert
21st CENTURY
2004
Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan
Art, Literature and Film History
1978
The Blues Brothers make their world premiere on "Saturday Night Live"
Cold War
1954
Crime
1886
Ohio criminalizes seduction by male teachers
Natural Disasters & Environment
1992
Sewers explode in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing hundreds
South American History
1997
Peruvian President Fujimori orders assault on Japanese ambassador’s home
Sports
1876
First National League baseball game played
1957
John Irvin Kennedy plays for Phillies, fully integrating National League
U.S. Presidents
1994
Former President Richard Nixon dies
World War I
1915
1915
World War II
1945
Obituary for Gean Davlin
Funeral service for Gean Arthur Davlin, 86, of Shady Point is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Calvary Church in Poteau with Tim Painter officiating.
Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Spiro, under the direction of Grace Funeral Service of Poteau.
He was born Oct. 16, 1937 in Winthrop, Arkansas to Ruthie Bell (Bland) Davlin and Benjamin Franklin Davlin and passed away April 19, 2024 in Pocola.
Gean loved to hunt, fish, and was an avid car enthusiast. He was a welder by trade and could make anything out of nothing. Gean loved the Lord, praying, and even when dementia took over, he still knew Jesus until the very end.
Survivors include his children Rev. Sandra Pierce and husband Mike, Sharon Johnson and husband Jerry, Sylvia Davlin-Trotter, Gean Davlin, Jr. and wife Susan, Sarah Davlin, Maureen Jones, and Brian Simpson and wife Cassie; 12 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; sister Mahaskie Stone; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, loved ones and friends.
He was preceded in death by his Parents; son Seth Davlin; grandson Tyler Davlin; and siblings Stanley Davlin, Luther Davlin, and Dixie Stewart.
Pallbearers are Brian Simpson, Dylan Davlin, Eric Johnson, Josh Johnson, Andrew Martinez, Alex Valdez and Gunnar Johnson.
Visitation is Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
You may leave an online message at www.gracemanorfh.com.