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Leflore Teams Sweep McCurtain

The Leflore High School basketball teams swept a pair of home games from McCurtain on Thursday night on Nadine Carpenter Court.
PDN photo by David Seeley

Man arrested in case of drone found at Oklahoma prison

(AP) — Authorities have arrested an Oklahoma man accused of kidnapping a woman and forcing her to fly a contraband-filled drone over the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

Flat lining: one-third of 2015 vehicles missing spare tire

Caution motorists: Your spare may have been retired. Automakers’ decision to eliminate the spare tire could leave more than 30 million drivers vulnerable at the roadside, according to new research from AAA.

Wister Lake Lights on the Island seeking volunteers

Wister Lake Lights on the Island will kick off Nov. 20, 2015, and is seeking volunteers to help with the upcoming holiday season. The display opens from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night from Nov. 20 to Dec. 25.

OK Foods awarded Top Hatch and Top Chicks Ross 308

OK Farms, a subsidiary of OK Foods, received the Top Hatch and Top Chicks award during the 2014 Flock Awards hosted by Aviagen North America. OK Farms produces the Aviagen exclusive Ross 308 and 708 chicks.

Tornadoes possible in Arkansas, Missouri, other states

A storm brewing in the Pacific Ocean has forecasters warning of possible severe weather, including tornadoes, in the nation's midsection on Wednesday, with Arkansas and Missouri the most likely targets.

Officials: Inmate assaults officer moments before release

(AP) — Authorities say an inmate at a facility in Atoka County was on the verge of being freed when he assaulted a correctional officer in McAlester.

Texas riders deliver Ten Commandments to Oklahoma governor

(AP) — Horseback riders from a cowboy church in Texas on Friday delivered a stone tablet engraved with the Ten Commandments to Gov. Mary Fallin and bemoaned the court-ordered removal of a large granite monument from the state Capitol grounds they said represents rejection of God's law.

In Case You Missed It

In Case You Missed It is a Saturday feature on the Poteau Daily News website recounting the headlines of the week which you may have missed. Papers are available for purchase at our office Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This recap is for Oct. 20 to Oct. 23.

TUESDAY

GOP hopeful Carson plans book-signing stops in Oklahoma

(AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson is making a couple of stops in Oklahoma as part of a tour promoting his new book.

The retired neurosurgeon will be at the Mardel Christian bookstore in Edmond on Wednesday signing copies of his book, "A More Perfect Union."