Archive - 2013
March 25th
The Hope Assistance Program can help you or a loved one with personal items such as adult briefs and diapers, bed pads, disposable gloves and similar items.
The KEDDO Area Agency on Aging is striving to close gaps of services in its planning service areas of Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg and Pushmataha counties through “Hope Assistance” and other programs.
The LeFlore County Sheriff's Department seized an indoor marijuana growing operation that appeared to be expanding, according to Sheriff Rob Seale.
Seale said that, on Friday night, his deputies, along with agents of the District 16 Drug Task Force and officers of the Panama Police Department, served a search warrant on a home belonging to Steve Cox in the Tucker community. When officers entered the home, they discovered 36 marijuana plants growing inside a vacant bedroom. The plants were in various stages of growth.
Some of today's softball games have been canceled due to cold temperatures.
Bokoshe's season-opening softball game at Cameron was postponed Monday due to not only cold weather but poor field conditions. Cameron coach Roy Butler said he was going to try to reschedule the game.
Today's three-game festival with Wister and Talihina at Pocola has been canceled due to cold weather. The games have not be rescheduled.
This afternoon's Heavener softball games have been canceled.
The host team for today's action, Sallisaw-Central, had to back out due to a funeral.
Today's Spiro-Sallisaw game in Sallisaw has been postponed due to cold weather.
The game has been rescheduled for noon Saturday.
March 23rd
Despite winter-type weather conditions, the Wister Wildcats and the Whitesboro Bulldogs got to play their games in the two-day Union City Festival, which took place Thursday and Friday at several locations.
The Wildcats went 2-1 as they ended the two-day event with a 6-5 win over Lookeba-Sickles on Friday at Redlands Community College in El Reno. Wister's second game against Community Christian School was canceled.
On Thursday in Okarche, the ’Cats split their games, blanking Okarche 4-0 but losing 6-3 to Altus Navajo.
In the last column I wrote a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned if there was anyone who had thoughts to share about the late Sherman Floyd to do so.
I got a response, from Dillard Dugan who lives in Tulsa.
March 22nd
SPIRO — Despite chilly weather Friday afternoon, the Spiro Bulldogs were able to get to play in the Class 3A Showcase, and didn't let the cold weather affect them as they routed the Hugo Buffaloes 15-0 in a four-inning, run-rule game.
The Bulldogs played Wilburton on Friday night, then will wrap up the event with a noon game Saturday against Beggs. The ’Dogs were scheduled to face Locust Grove at 2 p.m. Saturday in Springdale, Ark., but the game was canceled.
The Carl Albert baseball team was hoping to hit the field this afternoon in at Ival Goodman Field for a home doubleheader against Rose State College, but Mother Nature had other ideas.
Saturday afternoon's twinbill has been rained out, and it has been rescheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Ival Goodman Field.
The Vikings (13-8) will return to action in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Tuesday against Rose State College in Midwest City.
The Vikings' next home action will be a 1 p.m. twinbill on Wednesday at Ival Goodman Field against the Bacone College junior varsity.
The Poteau Lady Pirates have had their game times change in Monday's three-way festival at Red Oak with Muskogee.
The Lady Pirates will play Muskogee at 5:15 p.m., followed by a 6:30 p.m. contest against Red Oak.
