USDA awards grant to Lamplight Theater

By KEN MILAM

Efforts to renovate the historic Lamplight Theater in Heavener got a boost Wednesday as an award from USDA for $128,598 was announced.

City Manager Cody Smith accepted the award at a Poteau Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn session featuring former state Sen. Kenneth Corn.

An award of approximately $307,000 to the county Hospital Authority for Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center also was announced.

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