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Boys and Girls Club to host middle school dance

The Boys and Girls Club of Leflore County will host the first June Sparkle Dance at 7:45 p.m. Saturday (June 10) at the Pocket Park in Historic Downtown Poteau.

Today in History: June 6

(AP) — Today is Tuesday, June 6, the 157th day of 2017. There are 208 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

First-of-kind services fair to visit Poteau

People seeking in any number of areas will be able to see what community resources are available during a first-of-its-kind event on June 15 in Poteau.

Bokoshe native schedules Poteau book signing

A Bokoshe native has released her newest book and she will be in town next month to sign copies with proceeds to benefit a local scholarship.

A.L. Vincent, aka Alisha Vincent, is a teacher and writer living in Louisiana. She was born in Oklahoma.

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VIDEO: Kentucky Derby Fun Facts

Here are some things you may not know about the Kentucky Derby

Author, newspaper columnist Jay Cronley dies at 73

(AP) — Oklahoma-based author Jay Cronley, whose books were made into movies starring some of Hollywood's most notable funnymen, has died at age 73.

Letter to the editor

Opinions expressed in this letter are those of the author and do not reflect those of the Poteau Daily News

To The Editor:

I was certainly encouraged to see the article in last Saturday’s Poteau Daily News about

VIDEO: Emeril Lagasse's Southern-Style Chicken and Dumplings

Classic comfort food, Emeril-style

Local students to perform in 'Lysistrata'

Several LeFlore County natives will perform in one of the oldest written comedies in the world — "and still one of the funniest", according to a University of Arkansas-Fort Smith official — at the UAFS campus this February.