Richard Ellwanger, Executive Director of the Seminole Nation Museum in Wewoka, has been elected to serve as president of the Oklahoma Museums Association. Ellwanger was selected to lead the statewide nonprofit in September of 2020 and will serve a two-year term as president that began Jan.

Holdenville Schools will be implementing a new on-line enrollment program for next year. In order for this to work, I need your (parent #1 on contacts) personal email address of next years 8th-12th grade student to enter into Wengage.

Finishing Strong in the Family In his book, Finishing Strong: Going the Distance for Your Family, author Steve Farrar tells the story of John Coulter. Coulter was a member of Lewis and Clark’s expedition who decided to remain in the Rockies because he wanted to hunt and trap in the wilderness.

More than 16 million Americans fought in World War II. The fewer than 325,000 still with us deserve our attention, our love, and our unending gratitude.

Wolverines down Wewoka 72-61 The Holdenville High School girls’ basketball squad traveled to Wewoka and defeated the Tigers 71-62. Holdenville took command early in the contest and amassed a 19 point first quarter lead before the Tigers could get going.

Billy W. Jay passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 in Holdenville, OK. Services will be held Thursday, February 11 at 1:00pm in the Lillye Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Holdenville Cemetery. Full obituary next week.

Dorothy “Earlene” Hamilton (Lee) Rose departed this earth on February 4, 2021 to be with her heavenly Father. Earlene was born on August 19, 1935 to Earl and Leatha Hamilton.

Roy Powell passed away in Holdenville on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at the age of 54 years. Roy was the son of David and Mary (Johnson) Powell, born on February 6, 1966, in Wetumka, Oklahoma, where he was brought up.

Sandra Lynn (Palmer) Carlin, 52, of Holdenville, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, January 10th, 2021 at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada. Sandra, lovingly known as Sandy, was born in Claremore, Oklahoma to Nettie Thompson and Louis Palmer Sr. on March 24th, 1968. She grew up in the area and attended Stockton Schools in California. Sandy was caring and kind, treating everyone she came across with kindness and love. She enjoyed spending time with her kids and grandchildren and enjoyed her paper route for the Holdenville News. Sandy was preceded in death by her parents, Louis Palmer Sr. and Nettie Thompson. She is survived by her children; two sons, Jose and wife Amber Ibarra of Colorado Springs, CO and Michael Palmer of Holdenville; two daughters, Rose Chesser of Holdenville and Cathy and husband Austin Wyant of Shawnee, OK; grandchildren Leroy Brown, Maddison and Kailey Chesser, Autumn, Evelyn, and Lilllian Ibarra, and Arianna and Angela Palmer, one niece, Sylvia Palmer, and a host of other family and friends. A funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Estes-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Ada.

Dane Robinson’s Statement: As some of you have heard by now, I did not file to run in the city council election coming up in April. I have enjoyed this past year more than I could ever possibly tell you. I have loved serving this community in this new capacity. I never wanted to hold this seat as a position of power but only use it as a new way to serve this community that I love so dearly. That’s why I did not accept the health insurance and why for the past few months I’ve donated all of my salary back to the city. I wasn’t in this for me. I was in this for Holdenville. I enjoyed the work very much and even more the people that I worked with. I have made some of the closest friends that I’ve ever had and they will remain my friends for the rest of my life.