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Pocola improves protection rating

Homeowners in Pocola should begin to see a savings in their insurance rates, according to City Manager John Limbocker.

"We are now at ISO rating of 3. Previously we were at 5," Limbocker said.

Fundraisers planned to help fund Heavener VVA easter egg hunt

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 784 of Heavener is holding a rifle raffle to help raise funds for the Children’s Easter Egg Hunt to be held at 11 a.m. March 26 at Heavener Runestone Park.

System may forecast tornadoes weeks away

(AP) — Researchers say they've come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance — a step toward better warnings of storms that kill an average of 80 Americans each year.

Spiro Mounds Family Kite Flite Day set March 19

Everyone is invited to bring in spring at the 28th annual Family Kite Flite Day at Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center.

Kite Flite Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 19.

Admission to the event will be free, but donations are appreciated.

Help available for flooded pastures, croplands in LeFlore County

The Emergency Conservation Program to help repair major and extensive damage to croplands and pastures damaged by December flooding along the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers and tributaries has been approved for LeFlore County.

Sheriff's K9s receive first aid kit donations

Officers with the LeFlore County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit can breath a little easier after they recently received first aid kits for their K-9 officers.

Bill cutting 111,000 Oklahoma residents' Medicaid advances

(AP) — A bill to cut 111,000 Oklahoma residents from Medicaid has advanced from a House committee despite a consensus that the measure would violate federal law.

AAA study: pothole damage costs drivers $3 billion annually

A new study from AAA reveals that pothole damage has cost U.S. drivers $15 billion in vehicle repairs over the last five years, or about $3 billion annually.

Poteau Chamber of Commerce Banquet set Feb. 25

The 97th Annual Poteau Chamber of Commerce Banquet is set for Feb. 25 and this year's theme is "Celebrate Success" — going back to the '80s.

Attendees are encouraged to rummage through their wardrobe for their best '80s outfit.

$500,000 worth of meth seized in Oklahoma City investigation

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics announced on Thursday [Feb. 4] that a Green Twister Task Force investigation led by the Homeland Security Investigations and the OBN uncovered a large meth trafficking organization in Oklahoma City.