Leestra Shatia Robinson of Holdenville, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of 28 Years. She was born May 11, 1992 to Regina Griffis Robinson and Sydney Robinson Sr. in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Mrs. Lankford’s Kindergarten: Olivia Tison, Lakota Eduvigen, Kaitlynn Harjo, Adrianna Hanks Mrs.

STEER GRAND CHAMPION: Sawyer Treadwell STEER RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: Landen Yates HEIFER GRAND CHAMPION: Sammie Eckles HEIFER RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: Belle McFarland Photos Courtesy of Carrie McFarland.

Wolverine Boys and Girls earn 66 Conference Trophies The Holdenville High School varsity boys’ and girls’ are definitely playing their best basketball of the year! Both squads are approaching the top of their game as the season inches closer and closer to state play-off time.

Thomas “Tom” James Spillman, age 87, of Atwood, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. He was born April 23, 1933 on a dairy farm in Miami County, Kansas to John Lee Spillman and Gladys May (Welborn) Spillman. He was a graduate of Wellsville High School, where he loved playing football.

Over the Christmas holidays longtime Norco, California residents Charles (Toby) Townsend and his wife of six-four years, Paula Sue Kennerly-Townsend passed away due to COVID related complications.

Paul E. Yocham passed away Tuesday January 12, 2021.

GOAT GRAND CHAMPION: Ashlynn Chaney Eliza Maylen Photos Courtesy of Carrie McFarland.

Municipal Candidate Filings Set to Begin Monday, February 1st Candidates for municipal office in Hughes County municipalities may file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, January 1st.

Spoke with Susie Glass on the phone this week. She seems to be doing very well and looks forward to when she can return to church. Her and her son Randi are two of our most faithful members at the church of the Nazarene.