Thank you Holdenville for allowing me to serve as your city councilman. It has been an honor and I will never forget your kindness.

Some years, and quite a few Coffeetime Columns ago, we wrote an article called Hellion Alert. It was about Andy recounting a true incident of eating lunch in a restaurant where a small, undisciplined child was wreaking havoc while the mother ignored it all.

In the living room of my childhood home there were two chairs, a couch and a television set. My mom always sat in the rocking chair. My dad’s territory was the Barkerlounger. My sister and I usually ended up on the couch or the floor if my folks were sitting in their designated places.

The Holdenville City Council approved a wage increase for the Holdenville Fire Department employees during the April 6 City Council meeting. This was in response to the most recent request from Fire Chief Shelton Foster during the March 2 meeting.

John Janes has dedicated his career to the city, and his life to the community of Holdenville. John Janes and his late wife Cheryle are names everyone in town know and love. They raised two children who both graduated from Holdenville High School, Nick and Megan.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – After two rounds at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, Oklahoma women’s golf senior Kaitlin Milligan made the cut and will compete in Saturday›s final round alongside the best amateurs in the world.

I had the opportunity to visit with my classmate and lifelong friend Lou Jean Tampleton. She has always been one of the sweetest people I have ever known. We were trying to come up with the names of former classmates of hers in the second or third grade at Parkview.

Creason Harjo Titan Randall Abigail and Sofia Bateman.

Adam Phillips, Madison Ellis, and Savanah Owens Ella Clifford Kayden Ingram Britian and Auden Silva.

Holdenville to host 1971 State Champions Holdenville High school will welcome back the 1971 Wolverine state championship baseball team on April 13. The Wolverines will gather for a 50th anniversary celebration and will be honored at the home baseball game that will be played on that date.