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Meeting of local officials on rural internet

Industry leaders and politicians alike gathered Tuesday at the Humphrey farm, outside of Muse, to welcome a new high-speed broadband Internet service that will effectively change lives of rural residents in the area.

Boxers sing for their supper

In the photo: Jacquie Gaither loves her boxers, Cayenne and Meika, and they sing for their supper as Gaither plays the harmonica beneath the shade of a a big pecan tree.PDN Photo by Dianna F. Dandridge-Rystrom

Cavanal Chorale puts on musical program

Plato once said, "Music gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." Music is a language that anyone can understand, and something that all can enjoy.

FCCLA serves community

In the photo: Panama FCCLA members, Cydni Keener, Avery Clopton, and Jacob Shepard making dinner for the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mercy Hospital Ft Smith. Photo submitted

More fall events to spook you

The Halloween season is coming to a close, but there are still plenty of events for residents to get their spook on at, tonight and tomorrow. The following are a few events that didn't make it into our first fall fun roundup, and would make for great last-minute festive plans.

Halloween safety tips from Chief Fruen

Halloween should be a fun time for kids and adults alike, but sadly there are many factors that can throw a skeleton bone in to the Halloween fun machine.

Hometown Heroes: Stephen Fruen

Our law enforcement officers have a hard job to do, and it is always made easier when they have a leader that has been in their shoes, and is also very community minded. Hometown heroes seem to have an easier time when there is one of their own at the helm.

Rally comes to area

When you mix civil service with tricked out junk cars, you get a Gambler 500 Rally. More of a sightseeing adventure than a race, the rally takes a group of cars — worth $500 or less each — around the scenic attractions of an area.

Poteau High School Thespians feed needy kids

Trick or treat time is many-a-child's favorite part of the spooky season. Dressing up and going to events or door to door within safety parameters and collecting candy is a childhood moment that is remembered for years to come.

Women of Faith Fall Festival celebrates tradition

For more than 100 years, the Poteau First United Methodist Church has welcomed visitors and for nearly that long the Women of Faith have celebrated the coming of Fall with a Fall Festival — complete with traditional Thanksgiving meal, raffles, bake sales and craftsman selling their wares.