


Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Oklahoma Department, has selected Heavener history teacher Terry Riggs as the state Grades 9 through 12 Teacher of the Year! Mr. Riggs will be recognized and honored with the award at the State Mid-Winter Conference in Oklahoma City held in February 2012.
Heavener VFW Post 8403 sponsored him as their local Teacher of the Year under the VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award in November 2011. Terry then competed at the District level where he was selected and forwarded to the state level competition. Mr. Riggs package will now be forwarded to the national and final level of competition.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Oklahoma Department, has selected Heavener history teacher Terry Riggs as the state Grad... Read more

Three county fire departments were represented at the county fire fighters competition here Saturday morning. Teams from... Read more

Take on Topics With Traci Barnes I have heard many discussions lately about voter registration. It gets conf... Read more

Dr. Robert Welliver is a board-certified pediatric infectious diseases specialist and is the new chief, secti... Read more

Arvest has the tools to assist in teaching financial literacy Poteau, OK, (August 9, 2011) - It is back to school time... Read more

Through usda’s rural energy for america program (reap), rural small businesses and agricultural producers now have a... Read more
"Org-Board" (Non-Profit Corner)

Comanche code talkers, who bewildered German soldiers who were trying to intercept American radio transmissions during World War II, and two Medal of... Read more
"Org-Board" (Non-Profit Corner)

The Choctaw Nation Career Development is sponsoring a Career Fair in Hugo, OK. It's free and open to the pubic! Read more

Danette Russell is the new Extension Educator, Special Projects, now assigned to the LeFlore County OSU Extension Service. She has been with the... Read more

KTC Hires Assistant Director The Kiamichi Technology Center recently hired Michael Culwell as their Assistant Director for their Poteau and Spiro Campuses. Mr. Culwell... Read more
Public Safety- Sex Offenders
3rd and final Installment
The following are myths and facts provided by the Center For Sex Offender Management. There are many misconceptions about sexual offenses, sexual offense victims, and sex offenders in our society.
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Heavener Runestone State Park Being Closed
By Mayor Sheryl Hecke
The Oklahoma Department of Tourism (ODTR) has announced plans to close down Runestone State Park and lock the gates on 15 August 2011.
Read more...Take Action to Save the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Program
This week, the House of Representatives will vote, and pass, legislation (H.R. 1) that will cut current spending by at least $100 billion below the President’s FY11 request. Floor debate began on Tuesday.
Read more...HEAVENER RUNESTONE PARK TO STAY OPEN
On May 19th the Heavener City Council approved and executed the agreement with the Department of Tourism and Recreation (ODTR) to operate the park from 1 Jul 2001 onward. We truly appreciate ODTR for their support and assistance, and allowing this opportunity to move forward.
Read more...“Stay in school if you want to get ahead!” This theme has been repeated over many generations. If we haven’t heard this from our parents, then we know someone whose parents told them this.
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