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HUA, Council to meet 5-15-2025

HUA, Council to meet

HUA, Council to meet 6 p.m. Thursday at Heavener City Hall at 103 East Avenue B in Heavener.

Here is the agenda for the HUA

1.Presentation from OML’s Mike Fina.

2. Discussion with Jason Green from Green Computer Systems on some of the City’s

future needs.

3. Approval of minutes from previous meeting.

4. Approval of purchase orders presented for payment.

5. City manager’s report

6. Open sealed bids for catwalks at the IWWTP.

7. Consider, discuss, and take action to nominate Aimee Brown to the Heavener Utility

Authority Board of Trustees.

8. Treasurer’s report and financial statements

9. Water superintendent’s report

10. Trustee’s/chairman’s report

11. New Business / Public Comments (the public will be recognized by the chairman

from a sign-in sheet where each citizen wishing to address the board of trustees shall sign

their name and the request or purpose for being recognized).

12. Heavener Utility Authority vote to enter into executive session (requires majority

vote of quorum of the members present to enter).

13. Enter executive session with city manager and attorney for confidential

communications, as authorized by 25 O.S. Sect. 307 (B) concerning:

A. Estruct lawsuit update

B. Various meters needed

C. Veolia lawsuit

D. Flow Equalization Basin

E. Lions Club water meter

14. Reconvene in open meeting.

15. Consider, discuss, and take action on the Estruct lawsuit.

16. Consider, discuss, and take action on various meters needed.

17. Consider, discuss, and take action on the Veolia lawsuit.

18. Consider, discuss, and take action the flow equalization basin.

19. Consider, discuss, and take action Lion’s club water meter.

20. Adjourn.

City Council

1. Approval of minutes from previous meeting.

2. Approval of purchase orders presented for payment.

3. City manager’s report

4. Consider, discuss, and take action on Resolution #2025 001 for reallocating the

Choctaw Nation funds of $45,000 from the Lamp Light Theater project to another

project.

5. Consider, discuss, and take action to take elect a Mayor Pro Tem.

6. Consider, discuss, and take action to assign an additional check signer.

7. Consider, discuss and take action to approve Treasurer Kalyn Lute as a check signer

and she shall have the ability to move in all First National Bank accounts as needed in her

role as Treasurer.

8. Consider, discuss and take action to appoint Aimee Brown to the Heavener Utility

Authority Board of Trustees.

9. Consider and take action on code violations for Mona Yazbeck, for property located at

800 West 2nd Street for rank weeds and grass.

10. Consider and take action on code violations for Pearl Kelm c/o Howard Kelm, for

property located at 206 Fowler, for rank weeds and grass.

11. Consider and take action on code violations for Sharon Metcalf, for property located

at 406 West Ave. C, for rank weeds and grass.

12. Consider and take action on code violations for Reginald Maguire, for property

located at 1310 Old Pike Road, for rank weeds and grass.

13. Consider and take action on code violations for Dalton Clark, for property located at

805 East 6th Street, for rank weeds and grass.

14. Consider and take action on code violations for Susan Corona & Moises Corona

Nava, for property located at 401 Fowler, for rank weeds and grass.

15. Treasurer’s report and financial statements

16. Trustee’s/chairman’s report

17. New Business / Public Comments (the public will be recognized by the Mayor from a

sign in sheet, where each citizen wishing to address the city commission, shall sign their

name and the request or purpose for being recognized).

18. City Commission votes to enter into executive session (requires majority vote of

quorum of the members present to enter).

19. Enter executive session with city manager and attorney for confidential

communications, as authorized by 25 O.S. Sect. 307 (B) concerning:

A. promotion of Ashley Woodral to full time as police department admin, assistant

B. Mayor’s proposal of employee structure

C. Resignation of City Clerk

20. Reconvene in open meeting.

21. Consider, discuss and take action to promote Ashley Woodral as full time as police

Department admin assistant.

22. Consider, discuss and take action on the Mayor’s proposal of employee structure

23 Consider, discuss and take action on resignation of city clerk.

24. Adjourn.

LeFlore County resident pleads guilty to drug charge 

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jessica Marie Campbell, 43, of Spiro, entered a guilty plea to an Information of one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine, punishable by at least 5 years up to 40 years in prison and a fine of $5,000,000.00.    

The Indictment alleged that on June 7, 2023, Campbell knowingly and intentionally distributed 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance. 

The charge arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the District 27 Violent Crime Task Force, and the District 16 Drug Task Force.  

D. Edward Snow, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. 

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Campbell was remanded into the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Howanitz represented the United States.

Broken Bow man sentenced for drug distribution 

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Herman Will Sanders, Jr., 40, of Broken Bow was sentenced to 70 months in prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine. 

The charge arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. 

On November 18, 2024, Sanders pleaded guilty to the charge.  According to investigators, on June 5, 2023, Sanders knowingly and intentionally distributed approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.  

Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing.  Sanders will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard J. Lorenz represented the United States.

Hugo man sentenced for sexual exploitation 

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jeffery Scott Pinkston, 40, of Hugo was sentenced to 37 months in prison for one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.  

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.  

On November 14, 2024, Pinkston pleaded guilty to the charge.  According to investigators, from November 2022 until June 2024, Pinkston knowingly possessed visual depictions of a minor under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct, which Pinkston accessed intending to view.  

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.  Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. 

We encourage anyone who suspects or has information regarding child sexual exploitation, trafficking of minors, sextortion, child pornography, or any other means of child exploitation to immediately contact law enforcement.  You can file a report through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-843-5678 or online at www.cybertipline.com, through the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), or through Homeland Security Investigations at 1-877-4-HSI TIP.

 Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing.  Pinkston will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.

 Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Pippin represented the United States.

Oklahoma fishing report

CENTRAL 

Arcadia: May 12. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 65°F and clear.  White bass slow on jigs, spinnerbaits around channels, main lake. Channel and flathead catfish slow on cut bait, dough bait around main lake, shorelines. White crappie slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks. Report submitted by Dalton Buley, Game Warden stationed in Oklahoma County. 

Hefner May 9. Elevation is Normal stable, water temperature 65.5°F and stained.Largemouth bass good on topwater lures around brush structure, shorelines, weed beds. Blue and channel catfish good on dough bait, punch bait, worms around docks, rocks, shorelines. White bass, black and white crappie fair on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, rocks, shorelines. Report submitted by Tim Campbell, Game Warden stationed in Oklahoma County. 

Overholser: May 13. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 66°F and stained. Blue and channel fair on cut bait, minnows, punch bait, worms around shallows, shorelines. White crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, riprap, shorelines. Striped hybrid bass fair on flukes, jigs around shorelines. Report submitted by Mark Murray, Game Warden stationed in Canadian County.  

Stanley Draper: May 11. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and stained. White bass fair on lipless baits, plastic baits, small lures around inlet, main lake, points. Blue and channel catfish good on stinkbait around inlet, main lake, points. Report submitted by Chad Strang, Game Warden stationed in Cleveland County.  

Thunderbird: May 11. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 62°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around flats, points. Black and white crappie good on hair jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, shorelines, standing timber. White bass on minnows, small lures around creek channels, shorelines. Report submitted by Zach Hanson, Game Warden stationed in Cleveland County. 

Wes Watkins: May 11. Elevation is .5 ft. above normal falling, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits around brush structure, shorelines. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around riprap, shorelines. Report submitted by Michael France, Game Warden stationed in Pottawatomie County. 

NORTHEAST 

Bell Cow: May 11. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 62°F and murky. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits around brush structure, riprap, shallows, shorelines. Black and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shorelines. Channel catfish good on sunfish, worms around brush structure, shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, Game Warden stationed in Lincoln County.

 Birch: May 11. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and murky. Largemouth and spotted bass good on minnows, spinnerbaits around coves, shallows. Striped hybrid bass fair on crankbaits, shad around coves, points. Black and white crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, Game Warden stationed in Osage County. 

Carl Blackwell: May 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 67°F and murky. Black and white crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks. Striped hybrid bass, Saugeye slow on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, riprap, rocks, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish slow on cut bait, live bait around channels, main lake, points, shorelines. Comments: The lake has come up fast, and the fishing has slowed down. Report submitted by Vince Mesis III, Game Warden stationed in Logan County. 

Chandler: May 11. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 63°F and stained. Channel catfish good on cut bait, sunfish, worms around dam, docks. Black and white crappie good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, dam, docks. Largemouth bass fair on buzz baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, rocks. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, Game Warden stationed in Lincoln County. 

Copan: May 11. Elevation is 5.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 67°F and clear. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, shorelines. Black and white crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, small lures, tube jigs around below the dam, brush structure, docks, shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, Game Warden stationed in Washington County. 

Eucha: May 11. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, shorelines. Channel catfish fair on hot dogs, worms around coves, shorelines. White crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, shorelines. Report submitted by Riley Willman, Game Warden stationed in Delaware County. 

Fort Gibson: May 12. Elevation is 13 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, flathead, and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around below the dam, dam, discharge, river mouth, spillway, tailwater. Largemouth bass slow. Black and white crappie slow. Comments: The water level continues to be above normal. Most boat ramps are still closed. Use extra caution when boating, as debris is being pulled back out into the lake as the water recedes. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, Game Warden stationed in Wagoner County. 

Grand: May 11. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and stained.  Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits around brush structure, docks, shorelines, weed beds. Blue catfish fair on cut bait, live bait around below the dam, docks, shorelines. White crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around below the dam, brush structure, docks, shorelines. Report submitted by Riley Willman, Game Warden stationed in Delaware County 

Greenleaf: May 9. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal stable, water temperature 64°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, weed beds. Channel and flathead catfish fair on live bait, minnows, shad, worms around creek channels, flats, shallows. Black and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, shallows. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, Game Warden stationed in Muskogee County. 

Hudson: May 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms around points, shorelines. Black and white crappie good on minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, shad, shrimp around below the dam, points. Report submitted by Cody Morris, Game Warden stationed in Mayes County. 

Hulah: May 11. Elevation is 5.5 ft. above normal falling, water temperature 67°F and clear. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, cut bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, main lake, riprap, river channel, shorelines. Black and white crappie slow around below the dam, brush structure, docks, shorelines. White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, minnows, small lures around creek channels, river channel. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, Game Warden stationed in Washington County.   

Kaw: May 12. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 68°F and stained. Black and white crappie good on jigs, live bait, minnows, plastic baits, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on crawfish, cut bait, goldfish, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish, worms around flats, main lake, riprap, rocks. Striped hybrid bass, White bass good on crankbaits, grubs, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, sassy shad, spoons, topwater lures around below the dam, creek channels, main lake. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, Game Warden stationed in Kay County. 

Keystone: May 12. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits around brush structure. Blue and channel catfish good on goldfish, live bait, live shad, minnows around channels, creek channels, discharge, river channel. Black and white crappie good on jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, Game Warden stationed in Creek County.

 Lower Illinois River: May 9. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal stable, water temperature 57°F and stained. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, small lures, spoons, worms around shallows, shorelines. Comments: Current river flow 3000 CFS. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, Game Warden stationed in Sequoyah County. 

Oologah: May 4. Elevation is 11 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature 58°F and murky. Striped bass hybrids and white bass good on grubs, hair jigs, and jigs below the dam. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, goldfish, live shad, and shad below the dam. Paddlefish good snagging below the dam. Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley, game warden stationed in Nowata County. 

Skiatook:

May 11. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 70°F and murky. Smallmouth and spotted bass good on spinnerbaits, worms around coves, shallows. Striped hybrid bass good on shad around points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, Game Warden stationed in Osage County. 

Sooner: May 12. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 69°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on jerk baits, plastic baits around flats, weed beds. Striped bass, white bass fair on jigs, live shad, minnows around discharge, riprap. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish around coves, flats. Report submitted by Stephen Paul, Game Warden stationed in Noble County. 

Spavinaw: May 11. Elevation is Normal stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs around points, shorelines. Black crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, dam, docks. docks. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around flats. Report submitted by Kody Moore, Game Warden stationed in Mayes County. 

Tenkiller: May 4. Elevation is 4 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 63°F and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around channels, docks, points, and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, hot dogs, shad, and worms around creek channels, river channel, and shorelines. Crappie good on jigs, tube jigs, and worms around creek channels, docks, and shorelines. Comments: Boaters should use caution as there is a lot of debris from recent rainfall. Debris fields are scattered throughout the lake. Report submitted by Chase Fields, Game Warden stationed in Sequoyah County. 

Webbers Falls: May 9. Elevation is 7 ft. above normal stable, water temperature 64°F and stained. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, creek channels, main lake, riprap, shallows, shorelines. Black and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, riprap, shallows. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, Game Warden stationed in Muskogee County. 

NORTHWEST 

Canton: May 13. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal rising, water temperature 72°F and stained. White bass fair on jigs, lipless baits around river channel, river mouth.

White crappie slow on jigs around brush structure. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around spillway. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, Game Warden stationed in Blaine County. 

Fort Supply: May 5. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 66°F and stained. White bass and walleye slow on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, and small lures around dam, main lake, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs around rocks and shorelines. Report submitted by Jason Badley, Game Warden stationed in Harper County. 

Foss: May 11. Elevation is 2.5 ft. below normal stable, water temperature 64°F and clear. Striped hybrid bass good on flukes, shrimp around main lake, points.

Channel catfish good on cut bait around coves, river channels. Black and white crappie fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, points. Comments: Walleye good off the rocks while trolling. Report submitted by Clint Carpenter, Game Warden stationed in Custer County. 

SOUTHEAST 

Arbuckle: May 11. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 67°F and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rig, bill baits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, flats. Blue and channel good on cut bait, punch bait around creek channels, shallows. Black and white crappie fair on minnows, tube jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Casey Young, Game Warden of Murray County. 

Blue River: May 12. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal (falling), water temperature 73°F and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, rocks, shallows, shorelines. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, punch bait, stinkbait, worms around brush structure, channels, rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace.  

Broken Bow: May 10. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal falling, water temperature 70°F and clear. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass good on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, flats, main lake, points, river mouth, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Black and white crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, flats, points, river channel, shallows, shorelines, standing timber.Blue and Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait, worms around channels, coves, points, river channel, river mouth.Report submitted by Dru Polk, Game Warden stationed in McCurtain County. 

Eufaula: May 9. Elevation is 11 ft. above normal rising, water temperature 65°F and murky. White bass fair on grasshoppers, hair jigs, jigs, spinnerbaits, spoons around below the dam, creek channels, discharge, main lake. Black and white crappie slow on hair jigs, jigs, live shad, minnows, shad around below the dam, discharge, main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, minnows, PowerBait, shad, stinkbait around below the dam, discharge, main lake, spillway. Report submitted by David DeMontigny, Game Warden stationed in McCurtain County. 

Hugo: May 9. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal rising, water temperature 66°F and stained. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, live shad, shad around below the dam, coves, discharge, spillway. Black and white crappie slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, points, standing timber. Largemouth, spotted, and white bass slow on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around coves, flats, points, shorelines. Report submitted by Chance Phillips, Game Warden stationed in Choctaw County. 

Konawa: May 11. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits around main lake, points, weed beds. Striped hybrid bass, white bass good on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live shad around discharge, inlet, main lake, river channel. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, rocks, weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, Game Warden stationed in Seminole County. 

Lower Mountain Fork River: May 8. Elevation is Normal stable, water temperature 59°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on crickets, hair jigs, midges, PowerBait, worms around creek channels, dam, spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah Game Warden stationed in McCurtain County. 

McGee Creek: May 9. Elevation is 3 ft. above normal rising, water temperature 65°F and stained. Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, plastic baits, other around brush structure, docks, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, minnows, shad, shrimp, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, docks, main lake, points, riprap. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, Game Warden stationed in Atoka County. 

Murray: May 11. Elevation is 10 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and stained. Largemouth and smallmouth bass; Blue, channel, and flathead catfish; black and white crappie; green, bluegill, and redear sunfish on crawfish, crickets, grasshoppers, in-line spinnerbaits, jigs, minnows, small lures, spinnerbaits, spoons, stinkbait, worms around channels, dam, docks, main lake, sandbar, shallows, shorelines, weed beds. Comments: Been slow with the rising water, but should pick up soon and be good with the stable weather in the future. Report submitted by R. Gillham, Game Warden stationed in Love County. 

Pine Creek: May 8. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal rising, water temperature 69°F and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits around flats, shallows. Black crappie good on jigs, minnows, spinnerbaits around flats, shallows. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, worms around flats. Report submitted by Mark Hannah Game Warden stationed in McCurtain County. 

Robert S. Kerr: May 10. Elevation is Normal stable, water temperature 68°F and murky. Largemouth and spotted bass good on bill baits, live bait, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, riprap, shallows, shorelines, weed beds.

White crappie fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, creek channels, flats, inlet. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, worms around channels, creek channels, flats, inlet, river channel. Report submitted by James Pixley Jr, Game Warden stationed in Haskell County.  

Sardis: May 9. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal falling, water temperature 70°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on bill baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, shorelines, standing timber.

Blue. Channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, shad, sunfish, worms around brush structure, channels, main lake, points, standing timber. Black and white crappie good on jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, points, standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, Game Warden stationed in Pushmataha County. 

Texoma: May 10. Elevation is 19 ft. above normal rising, water temperature 64°F and stained. Striped bass slow on live shad around channels, main lake, points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on dough bait, live shad, PowerBait around channels, coves, main lake, river mouth. Black and white crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, points. Comments: Fishing this week has been slow. Striper are tough with the muddy water and flooded water level. Fish are still biting, quality is just down with the muddy water. Catfish are good near mouth if the river and little channels of creeks with flowing water. Crappie are okay near bush piles but slower than normal. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, Game Warden stationed in Marshall County.  

Wister: May 9. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal falling, water temperature 76°F and murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits, spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels. Blue catfish good on cut bait, shad around main lake.

White crappie good on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake, river channel. Report submitted by James Williams, Game Warden stationed in Le Flore County. 

SOUTHWEST 

Altus-Lugert: May 12. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 69°F and stained. Walleye good on crankbaits, jigs around rocks.

Report submitted by Brandon Lehrman, Game Warden stationed in Greer County. 

Ellsworth: May 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal stable, water temperature 62°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait around points, rocks, shallows, spillway. White bass and white crappie Fair on jigs, minnows, small lures, spoons around brush structure, docks, shallows. Comments: 4 floodgates open Report submitted by Mike Carroll, Game Warden stationed in Comanche County. 

Fort Cobb: May 12. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 64°F and stained. White bass fair on jigs around dam. Black and white crappie good on jigs, minnows around dam, docks. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, Game Warden stationed in Caddo County. 

Lawtonka: May 11. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal stable, water temperature 63°F and clear. Blue and channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, punch bait around flats, points, shallows. White crappie slow on jigs, minnows around brush structure, docks, rocks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, Game Warden stationed in Comanche County. 

Tom Steed: May 14. Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 70°F and murky. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on cut bait, minnows, stinkbait, worms around creek channels, rocks. Report submitted by David Smith, Game Warden stationed in Kiowa County. 

Waurika: May 11. Elevation is 11 ft. above normal stable, water temperature 61°F and murky. Striped hybrid bass, white bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits around riprap, shorelines. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad around channels, shorelines. Comments: As of 5-10 boat ramps are closed. Report submitted by Chris Stover, Game Warden stationed in Stephens County.

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NORMAN – Oklahoma (32-17, 13-14 SEC) hosts Red River rival and No. 3-ranked Texas (40-10, 20-7) at L. Dale Mitchell Park this weekend for the regular season finale.  

The Thursday-Saturday series can be seen via SECN+ and heard on the radio in Oklahoma on 99.3 FM/1400 AM The REF or nationwide on The Varsity app. This weekend’s broadcast and radio crew includes Toby Rowland, Chad McKee, Rich Hills, Kendall Pettis, Josh Helmer and Carly Murray.   

Oklahoma enters the series at 32-17 with eight ranked wins, including a pair of top-10 non-conference victories, and five SEC series wins on its resume. The Sooners are 5-4 in SEC series on the season, with three of their four series losses coming to top-15 opponents and three series losses came on the road. This weekend’s matchup is the sixth ranked series OU has played out of 10 SEC weekends. 

The Sooners head into the final weekend of the regular season unranked in the D1 Baseball top 25 for the first time since Feb. 18. OU holds No. 16 in the NCBWA poll, No. 23 in Perfect Game and are receiving votes in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll. The Sooners currently sit at No. 26 in the NCAA RPI and SOS.    

For updates and more information on Oklahoma baseball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Baseball) and like Oklahoma Baseball on Facebook. 

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 Streaming: SECN+ (https://bit.ly/4gLCBwC)

Radio: SportsTalk1400 AM/99.3 The REF (KREF.com)

Live Stats: www.OUstats.com

OU Baseball Home Page: https://soonersports.com/sports/baseball

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OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
24-22 overall (12-12 Big 12)

National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 53
Streak: Lost 1 • H: 15-6 • A: 5-12 • N: 4-4
Head Coach: Josh Holliday, 13th Season at OSU (469-260-2)

ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
35-18 overall (18-9 Big 12)

National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 41
Streak: Won 3 • H: 26-9 • A: 9-8 • N: 0-1
Head Coach: Willie Bloomquist, 4th season at ASU (125-99)
TV: ESPN+ (Dave Hunziker & Tom Holliday)
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network & The Varsity App    KSPI 93.7 FM / KSPI 780 AM    okla.state/GetVarsity    (Rex Holt & Matt Davis)
Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
X: @osubaseball (in-game scoreboard/updates)
Series: Cowboys lead, 18-17
Last: 3/8/23 in Stillwater; Cowboys won, 7-4

• Oklahoma State is 24-22 and coming off a series win at Baylor in which the Cowboys won the first two games of the series.

• Up next, the Cowboys conclude the regular season when they host Arizona State in a Thursday-Saturday series at O'Brate Stadium.

• OSU is 12-12 in Big 12 play and eighth in the conference standings.

• The Pokes own a .256 team batting average and .459 slugging percentage and are averaging 6.5 runs per game. Colin Brueggemann leads OSU with a .316 batting average, 11 doubles and 48 RBIs to go along with 12 home runs.

• OSU's pitching staff sports a 4.36 ERA; the Cowboys rank among the nation's best in shutouts (5), strikeouts per nine innings (10.2) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.64).

• Arizona State is 35-18 and brings a three-game winning streak to Stillwater after a Tuesday night run-rule win at home vs. Grand Canyon.

• At 18-9 in Big 12 play, the Sun Devils are second in the conference standings.  

• The Sun Devils are hitting a Big 12-best .322 as a team and averaging nearly nine runs per game. Matt King is hitting a team-high .386, while Isaiah Jackson leads ASU with 15 homers and 62 RBIs.

• ASU's pitching staff sports a 5.18 ERA and has 578 strikeouts and 229 walks in 460 2/3 innings.

• OSU owns an 18-17 advantage in the all-time series and has won the last six meetings. OSU is 11-5 against the Sun Devils under head coach Josh Holliday.

• Hogs Wrap Up Regular Season  

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – No. 8 Arkansas (41-11, 18-9 SEC), two games back of first in the SEC standings, wrap up the regular season against No. 17 Tennessee (40-13, 15-12 SEC) this weekend inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium. 

First pitch in the series opener between the Hogs and Volunteers is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, on ESPN2 with Tom Hart (play-by-play), Chris Burke (analyst) and Kyle Peterson (analyst) on the call. Friday and Saturday’s contests will broadcast at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+ and 2 p.m. on SEC Network, respectively, with Hart and Burke on the call. 

Arkansas enters the final weekend of the regular season second in the SEC standings at 18-9, two games behind first-place Texas (40-10, 20-7 SEC) with just three conference contests left to play. The Razorbacks have won 18 SEC games for the eighth consecutive season, the longest such streak by an SEC team since LSU from 1996-2005, and can clinch their sixth 20-win SEC season in program history with a series win this weekend against the Volunteers. 

Schedule

Thursday, May 15

#17 Tennessee vs. #8 Arkansas – 7 p.m. – ESPN2 – Listen – Live Stats 

Friday, May 16

#17 Tennessee vs. #8 Arkansas – 6:30 p.m. – SEC Network+ – Listen – Live Stats 

Saturday, May 17

#17 Tennessee vs. #8 Arkansas – 2 p.m. – SEC Network – Listen – Live Stats 

On the Mound

Thursday, May 15

Tennessee – RHP Marcus Phillips (3-4, 3.55 ERA)

Arkansas – LHP Zach Root (6-3, 3.88 ERA) 

Friday, May 16
Tennessee – LHP Liam Doyle (9-2, 2.17 ERA)

Arkansas – TBA 

Saturday, May 17

Tennessee – RHP Tegan Kuhns (2-2, 3.78 ERA)

Arkansas – RHP Gage Wood (1-1, 5.51 ERA)

Tune In

Tom Hart (play-by-play), Chris Burke (analyst) and Kyle Peterson (analyst) have the call of Thursday night’s series opener between eighth-ranked Arkansas and No. 17 Tennessee on ESPN2. Hart (play-by-play) and Burke (analyst) will also be in the broadcast booth for Friday and Saturday’s contests on SEC Network+ and SEC Network, respectively. 

The series between the Razorbacks and Volunteers can also be heard on the Razorback Sports Network from Learfield, including locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 FM or through the Razorback app, with Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Razorback great and former big leaguer Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call. A full list of radio affiliates is available here. 

History Lesson

Entering the weekend, Arkansas is 42-28 overall against Tennessee since 1960, including a 22-10 record in games played in Fayetteville. Under Dave Van Horn, the Hogs are 30-14 overall and 15-5 at Baum-Walker Stadium against the Vols. 

Arkansas, 10-2 in its last 12 games against the Volunteers since 2017, has not lost a weekend series against Tennessee since the 2005 season, and has not lost a weekend series against Tennessee in Fayetteville since 1996. The Razorbacks have won five consecutive games against the Volunteers entering this weekend, and are one win shy of matching their longest winning streak against Tennessee in program history of six games, a feat they have accomplished twice. 

This Is 40

The Hogs, who were the first team in the country to 40 wins, have clinched their eighth consecutive 40-win season. Arkansas is the only SEC program to accomplish the feat in each of the last eight full seasons, doing so in 2017 (45 wins), 2018 (48 wins), 2019 (46 wins), 2021 (50 wins), 2022 (46 wins), 2023 (43 wins), 2024 (44 wins) and now 2025 (40 wins). 

Arkansas is also one of only two programs in the country, along with Southern Miss, to accomplish the feat in each of the last eight full seasons. Southern Miss, currently 38-13, has won 40 or more games every season since 2016. 

It Just Means More Wins

Arkansas enters the final weekend of the 2025 regular season with an 18-9 SEC record, marking its eighth consecutive campaign with 18 or more SEC wins. It represents the longest such streak by an SEC team since LSU from 1996-2005. 

The Razorbacks can clinch their sixth 20-win SEC season in program history with a series win this weekend against the Volunteers. Arkansas has finished with 20 or more SEC victories in a season five times in program history, including four times under head coach Dave Van Horn (2019: 20 SEC wins; 2021: 22 SEC wins; 2023: 20 SEC wins; 2024: 20 SEC wins). 

The Razorbacks reached the 20-win mark in SEC play in back-to-back seasons in 2023 (20 wins) and 2024 (20 wins) for the first time in program history. Arkansas, which has reached the 20-win mark in SEC play in four of the last five seasons, is the first team since LSU from 1994-97 to post four 20-win SEC campaigns in five years. 

30 Seasons of Baum-Walker Stadium

The 2025 campaign marks the 30th season in the history of Baum-Walker Stadium, which opened in 1996. Arkansas won its 700th game at Baum-Walker Stadium against Washington State on Feb. 17, 2025, and maintains an overall record of 726-246 (.747) inside the stadium’s friendly confines entering this weekend’s SEC series against Tennessee. 

Entering Thursday night’s series opener, Arkansas is 30-3 at home this season. Since the venue opened, the Hogs have recorded seven 30-win seasons at Baum-Walker Stadium, accomplishing the feat in 2004 (31 wins), 2018 (program-record 34 wins), 2019 (33 wins), 2021 (30 wins), 2023 (32 wins), 2024 (program-record 34 wins) and 2025 (30 wins). 

The Razorbacks have won 28 or more games in each of the last eight full seasons at Baum-Walker Stadium: 2017 (29 wins), 2018 (34 wins), 2019 (33 wins), 2021 (30 wins), 2022 (28 wins), 2023 (32 wins), 2024 (34 wins) and 2025 (30 wins). 

Homerin’ Hogs
Through 52 games, Arkansas has swatted 102 home runs, good for fifth most nationally and third most in a single season in program history. With six more homers this year, the Razorbacks will set a single-season program record, eclipsing their single-season program record of 109 home runs, which was set over 63 games during the 2021 campaign. 

Total – Year / Games – Avg./Gm

1. 109 – 2021 / 63 – 1.73

2. 106 –2022 / 67 – 1.58

3. 104 – 2025 / 52 – 2.00

4. 98 – 2018 / 69 – 1.42

T5. 92 – 2023 / 61 – 1.51

T5. 92 – 2010 / 64 –1.44

7. 88 – 2019 / 66 – 1.33

8. 87 – 2024 / 60 – 1.45

9. 84 – 1999 / 65 – 1.29

10. 83 – 2017 / 64 – 1.30 

Razorback shortstop Wehiwa Aloy, who is slashing a team-leading .364/.450/.687 through 52 games, leads the team in home runs with 17. The Wailuku, Hawai'i, native’s 17 homers are tied for 10th most by a Razorback in a single season. 

HR – Player – Year

1. 24 – Ryan Lundquist – 1997

T2. 22 – Brett Eibner – 2010

T2. 22 – Danny Hamblin – 2007

T4. 20 – Andrew Benintendi – 2015

T4. 20 – Chad Spanberger – 2017

T4. 20 – Rodney Nye – 1999

T7. 19 – Andy Wilkins – 2009

T7. 19 – Ryan Fox – 2003

9. 18 – Andy Skeels – 1987

T10. 17 – Wehiwa Aloy – 2025
T10. 17 – Heston Kjerstad – 2019

T10. 17 – Danny Hamblin – 2006

T10. 17 – Michael Conner – 2002

T10. 17 – Eric Hinske – 1997

T10. 17 – Jeff King – 1986

T10. 17 – Jeff King – 1985

T10. 17 – Kevin McReynolds – 1980 

Senior Night

The Razorbacks will recognize six seniors on the field prior to Friday night’s first pitch against the Volunteers: OF Carson Boles, RHP Dylan Carter, OF Kendall Diggs, OF Logan Maxwell, RHP Will McEntire and INF/OF Rocco Peppi.

Goodbye class of 2025

By CRAIG HALL

This is it. The last day of school for the 2024-2025 school year, giving me a little more time to do other things.

I have been looking forward to this day, but it will also be a sad one as our seniors will walk the halls of Heavener High School as a student for the last time, the same way I thought I had done way back in 1981.

HALL ABOUT IT

I used to fear for the future. But that has changed since I got to know these kids better. I think our future is bright with these kids, who are our future leaders. We have many bright and ambitious students at Heavener, along with all the county schools.

There will be obstacles, of course, that is life, but there is also opportunities that we didn’t have back in the ancient days.

Our final glimpse of those students will be sometime around noon when they do a walk-through of the various buildings. I have seen these kids grow while they succeed or come up short, but mainly become better young men and women.

I know they will do well. My granddaughter has just finished sixth grade and she is better at tech stuff than I am with some exceptions.

The end of the school year had me so excited my first song on Alexa this morning was “This is it” by the late and great Kenny Loggins. The school part is over, but I still have some yearbook work to put in, but that should be wrapped up within the next week or so as I have some great help.

I have had my eighth graders sign a poster on the wall yesterday as they will not be in class today because of a field trip and the other students will do it just so I can look at it and remember them in the years to come.

I could technically retire as I turned 62, a few months ago, but I am going to try to work until I am 65 so I can get Medicare and maybe even 67 if I can avoid any more medical problems. The stroke I suffered a few years ago slowed me down, but I still get up and this little newsletter and website are still the things that get me out of bed each day on the days when I don’t have school.

If you see any of these graduates whether they are seniors, eighth graders or kindergarten, congratulate them. What they have done is not easy and they should be proud. When the class of 2025 leaves, Heavener High School will be a better place.

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