The Holdenville Lions Club met on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 for breakfast at 7:00 am. The meeting was held at Boom-a-rang Diner in Holdenville.

Cheyenne Fixico Stevi Huff Brooklyn Brown Jessica Moore These four Wolverine softball players have been awarded All-Sixty-Six Conference honors and they are the Holdenville News Co-Wolverines of the week..

Holdenville running back # 5, Cy Tiger, cuts up field for a good gain. Holdenville will travel to Washington this week for another district contest..

Jose Martinez continues to win awards at the Wolverine’s cross country meets..

I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 60 years later. I don’t have to go to school or work. I get an allowance every month. I have my own pad. I don’t have a curfew. I have a driver’s license and my own car. The people I hang around with are not scared of getting pregnant and I don’t have acne. Life is great. I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People get out of the way much faster now.

October, 15 2021, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the November 9th Special Elections County Commissioner District#3, Town of Calvin and Town of Dustin, Hughes County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis said today.

Pictured here with fellow veteran, Doyle Tampleton, is Hughes County’s new State Representative David Smith. Representative Smith will be holding a Town Hall meeting this Thursday, October 14 at 6:30 at the Holdenville Church of the Nazarene fellowship hall located at 323 S. Oak.

A LOCAL MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED in the 400 block of N. Walnut last Saturday, October 9 at approximately 4:30. No charges have been filed as of press time, but the incident is currently being investigated by the OSBI.

The City of Holdenville Police Department, along with Wetumka PD and Hughes County EMS saw an annual increase in the cost for 911 dispatch service last month. When looking at the budget, the 911 board found that the departments with the highest volume of calls were paying the same or even less than some of the departments with a lower number of calls. Taking the total number of calls and dividing it by the total expense for the year, the 911 board determined that it spends an average of approximately $11.00 per call. When multiplying the $11.00 by the total number of calls for each department, those with a higher volume of calls saw an increase in their annual rate. The Holdenville Police Department, who logged in the highest volume of calls for the year, logging 1168 in just 90 days, saw the biggest increase, going from $56,000 per year to $72,000. The Wetumka Police Department increased from $18,000 to $32,000 per year, logging 804 calls in the same 90-day period. Hughes County EMS logged a total of 923 calls during the 90-day period which caused them an annual increase of $5,000 per year for a total of $30,000 annually. The Hughes County Sheriff’s department saw a slight decrease in their annual rate due to a lower call volume than other departments, however Sheriff Marcia Maxwell chose to pay the same annual rate as the Holdenville Police Department even though her department’s call volume was lower, logging just 923 calls during the 90-day call log. She, along with EMS Director, Chris Miller are also covering shifts as 911 dispatchers in order to give their dispatchers much needed time off. Hughes County Sheriff’s Department and the 911 board split the expenses for both phone and electric in the Sheriff’s department where the dispatch center is housed while the Holdenville Police Department pays the expense for the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunications System. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (OLETS) is the computer network that connects public safety agencies across the state to criminal histories, driver records, and other databases. Soon, Holdenville will have one or more Emergency Medical Dispatchers, including EMS Director, Chris Miller, who will be able to administer medical advice over a 911 call as first responders are being dispatched. The 911 dispatch is a valuable asset to our community and surrounding areas. It continues to grow and progress each year.

2021 MOSS LADY PIRATES FAST PITCH SOFTBALL TEAM Back Row L-R: Joel Factor, Ava O’Kelley, Genny Maxwell, Kandess Bridger, Shay Stambaugh, Harlee Nolen, Gracie Provence, Gracelyn Wulf. Middle Row L-R: Kami Richmond, Laci Story, Gracie Phillips, Whittany Spangler, Willow Van Haren Front Row L-R:Brooklynn O’Bryant, Lexi Gordon, Braleigh King, Kadee Bridger, Kirby Van Haren