A Memorial Service for Michael Anthony Pumphrey will be held October 15, 2021, at 1:00 PM, at Fisher Funeral Home, 700 S Broadway, Holdenville, OK 74848. A Family and Friend Luncheon following the Services will be at Church of the Nazarene, 323 South Oak Street, Holdenville, OK 74848.

The following is a statement from former Holdenville Police Officer, Cameron Grizzle. This statement was made to the, then Chief of Police, Conny Clay, and is on file at the Holdenville Police Department.

The following is the resignation letter from former Police Chief, Conny Clay to the City of Holdenville: To Whom It May Concern: This letter is to notify you that my last day as Chief of Police of Holdenville will be October 1, 2021. This decision was not an easy one to make and I apologize for the short notice.

Notice to City of Holdenville Customers The due date on the recent water bills mistakenly says September 10, 2021. The correct due date is October 12, 2021.

HUGHES COUNTY COURT RECORDS FELONY Andrew Leon Ervin OSW—grand larceny MISDEMEANORS Kelly Rene Sumpter—petit larceny Mason Tapia—domestic abuse-assault and battery Lonnie Ussery—unlawful possession of urine to defeat drug screening MARRIAGES Billy Wayne Price and Starla Ryan Brines, both of Holdenville Wiley Ray Keen Jr. Stuart and Lu Anne Langwell, Allen Joshuah Brent Lunsford and Elisha Dawn Townley, both of Holdenville Divorce Raymond Sinohui vs.

Covid perils are still holding forth. But just not so bad now as perhaps a week or two ago. And will it reload and again assert itself as the big news story of our time and be the killer it has been. I hope not. This Covid has terrorized the world long enough. Well, long enough for me. One doctor amazed at the denial among the anti-vaxxers reports that many of these deniers who have already been smacked down by this dreaded virus insist to the death (theirs) that they don’t have Covid. Such is the strength of the organizers of resistance to this happening. It’s very sad. But the denial is as real as the virus itself.

I have been associated with a variety of newspapers in one category or another for the past 70 years. It all started when I was a freshman at Holdenville High School and the World’s Best English Teacher (Christine Provence) leaned over my desk as she handed back a theme I had written in her freshman English Class and whispered, “John Bill, I think you have a talent for writing. You might want to pursue that.”

Early voting begins Thursday October 7th for voters in Hughes County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.

Richard Lewis Mantooth passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. Richard was born August 8, 1935 in Holdenville to Virgil and I.