Poteau News

A 19-month old boy has died two days after being found in a rural residential swimming pool in Wagoner County.

By David Deaton, News Reporter Wal-Mart Supercenter in Poteau donated $1,000 to purchase cigarette butt receptacles for the downtown area.

Reva Johnson, Co-Manager at Wal-Mart Supercenter in Poteau, presents Carla Ochoa, Executive Director of Main Street Matters in Poteau, with a check for $1,000 to purchase cigarette butt receptacles for the the ...

To some environmentalists, it's a hobgoblin. To economic development boosters, it's more like Casper the Friendly Ghost.

David Donathan , loan officer at Arvest Bank in Poteau, holds the kid steady for Arvest Branch Manager Craig Hall as he lays one on this goat brought in especially for the event Friday afternoon.

Downtown Poteau was filled with excitement and fun last year during the annual Fourth of July Celebration.

Two people were killed and another injured in a two-car crash Saturday in LeFlore County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Justyn Lynn, Ky Lynn and Kolton Lynn are here to greet everyone and sell fireworks at the All Star Shopping Center parking lot.

Tuition and mandatory fee increases averaging 9.1 percent will show up on students' bills this fall as Oklahoma colleges cope with $43 million in cost increases and a slight decrease in state funding.

Friday, 20 June 2008 PDN photo by David Deaton As they awaited the arrival of the State Chamber of Commerce Executives amateur bartenders Marty Wages, Cindy Pollard, Traci Barnes, Connie Wise and Kelli Ford ...

TULSA The city of Poteau will start construction next spring on a $7.8 million community center funded by a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

The LeFlore County Farmers' Market Associa-tion, in an effort to help Poteau Main Street Matters promote downtown business in Poteau, has moved back to the Poteau City Hall Parking Lot, effective this weekend.

A Poteau man drowned Wednesday night in the city's lake, authorities said. Shortly after 9 p.m., Michael G. James, 37, was swimming about 15 to 20 feet from the south shore when family members on shore noticed ...

By David Deaton, News Reporter In these days where one of every two marriages ends in divorce, it is refreshing to know that love still blooms for one couple after 70 years together.

A four-day Green Country Alternative Fuel Expo is being planned for early October to run concurrently with the Muskogee State Fair.

Choir students receive awards The Poteau High School Choir recently competed in the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association State Vocal Contest.

PDN Photos by David Deaton The First United Methodist Church in Poteau and the First Christian Church are hosting Vacation Bible School for children this week.

High Plains Technology Center's valuable oil and gas program may not be in trouble after all.

The latest figures from the Oklahoma Main Street Center show more than $17 million reinvested into downtowns across the state so far in 2008.

Bill J Barber took the time out to speak some kind words about businessman George Ollie.