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🌱 Poteau River bridge honors deputy killed near Wister
Wister, Oklahoma Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Wister! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Poteau River bridge honors deputy killed near Wister
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 38.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• LeFlore County names Poteau River bridge for deputy Walker LeMay after deadly Wister shooting (4029tv.com) — A U.S. Highway 59 bridge over the Poteau River now honors the LeFlore County deputy killed while responding to a welfare check near Wister in April. The crossing is named Deputy Sheriff Thomas Walker LeMay Memorial Bridge for the 30-year-old deputy. A man charged with his murder remains jailed without bond. 
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Holiday market →
Donald W. Reynolds Center, 501 Broadway Street, Poteau
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Poteau. Apply here.
- Camping World Holdings posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Poteau. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wister here.
🗞 Nearby News
Poteau
- Family, community members remember fallen deputy Walker LeMay at bridge renaming (5newsonline.com)
- Pair of Top-Four Finishes Highlight Barton Men's Wrestling at Viking Open (adastraradio.com)
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Pocola
- UAFS men roll past University of the Ozarks in opening game (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com)
- Wayne Karl Hoelcel (davidsoncountysource.com)
Roland
- Evelyn Yerton, 83, of Hopkinsville (wkdzradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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