Simple Modern is an Oklahoma company. The Oklahoma-based company expands its third-annual Stock Your School campaign and gives $500 grants for five local Teacher of the Year educators. Oklahoma-based drinkware and consumer goods company Simple Modern expanded its [...]

  Downtown Poteau’s Dewey District continues to see new energy with the addition of Eight Forks Ranch Café, bringing renewed activity to the historic area. Just next door, at 102 Dewey, Bridgman’s Furniture is receiving attention of its own. This [...]

Image submitted by authorPexels By Miriam Neal For local business owners and operations leads at small and medium businesses, business IT infrastructure can feel like the one thing that must stay calm while everything else shifts. The core [...]

Unsplash By Misha Vardanyan Stroll along Dewey Avenue in Poteau on a Saturday morning and you can still find what makes small-town commerce endure: the clothing boutique owner who remembers your style and size; the consignment shop owner [...]

Oklahoma Highway Safety Office Local law enforcement ask drivers to help protect Oklahoma roadways and put an end to drunk driving.  Oklahoma City, OK — From August 19 through September 7, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and [...]

Oklahoma Department of Libraries This year, ODL launched another highly successful community of practice. These groups help library staff connect to meet statewide and local needs. Workforce Development joins Health and Youth Services—each topic centered in a space where libraries [...]

Summer and back-to-school bike and e-bike use puts renewed focus on roadway safety OKLAHOMA CITY – Aug. 6, 2026 – As we roll through the dog days of summer, approach the start of a new school year, and more Oklahomans take [...]

Provided by author Pexels By Tony Vieira Count the cans in your local cooler that use the word "clean" somewhere on the front. Clean energy, clean caffeine, clean fuel. By number one hundred, you may begin to realize [...]

Students heading to campus can avoid costly surprises by planning for car trouble, reviewing insurance coverage, guarding against theft and tapping into other savings. OKLAHOMA CITY – Aug. 11, 2026 – From vehicle breakdowns and property theft to identity fraud and unexpected expenses, [...]

By Miriam Neal Photo via Pexels For busy parents juggling work, caregiving, and bills, financial stress can creep from the budget into the body and start draining mental well-being. The core tension is simple and exhausting: everyday money [...]

Cynthia L. Willis (Stout) of Poteau, Oklahoma passed away on August 15, 2026, in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the age of 63. Cynthia was born March 19, 1963, to Dale and Wanda (Corley) Stout in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Full obituary [...]

Harold Eugene Thompson, 89, of Poteau, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2026, in Poteau, Oklahoma. Harold was born on October 6, 1936, in Stigler, Oklahoma to Andrew and Martha (Lillian) Thompson. Harold pastored Jesus Name Assembly. He sold [...]

Theresa Gail Spencer, 78, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, passed away on August 16, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on September 12, 1947, in Oxnard, California, to Rachel (Leivas) and Eugene Clark. Theresa was united in marriage to Kenny on [...]

Brenda Clark was born on August 5, 1956, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to Cecil Harrison and Novela Greer. A lifelong resident of Poteau, Brenda devoted her life to raising her children and creating a loving and welcoming home for her family. [...]