Leon McPerryman passed away at his home in Spaulding on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at the age of 71 years. Leon was the son of Lewis & Sarah (Manley) McPerryman, born on January 13, 1951 at Claremore, Oklahoma.

Holdenville, OK – Local businessman and volunteer, Barry Wood, has announced his candidacy for Hughes County Commissioner, District One. Barry brings a great desire to serve his community and a results driven approach to issues or tasks that need to be addressed. Barry has a strong

All seniors draining their memory banks for the ACT test . . . it was quite hard, wasn’t it? . . . Everyone is glad to have Robert Goodfellow back in school . . . Mona Morgan getting her hair cut . . . Brenda Byerly and John Stirman getting things straightened out . . . Sherry Winningham discovering that she had taken the wrong envelope to take the ACT test . . . Way to go Sherry . . . Mrs. Turner having to clean up a mess after she turned over a Coke in 1 hour English . . . Then feeling bad when everyone laughed . . . Everyone sorry to hear about Tommy Wilbank’s surgery . . . Hope you get well soon Tommy . . . Brenda Parker bringing “all” of Jack Turners books to him 1 st hour . . . That’ll teach you to get them in the wrong lock Jack . . Phyliss Scroggins wanting to talk to someone . . .. about what Phyliss . . . Lynn Foster being in a hurry to get to class . . . You’ve got to be kidding Lynn . . . Ed Fulmer seen talking to C.H. at his locker . . . What’s up Ed? . . . Most of the Seniors getting their pictures . . . They all look real good kids . . . Laquita Muse being exceedingly happy lately . . . Why Quita because of T.T.? . . . Mark Zelley Neil Brown and Deb Bolinger counting pennies in the hall . . . Shonna McFerran having a headache and wanting to scream . . . Go ahead Shonna, but not too loud . . . James Andrews having some new beads . . . Who is your jeweler James? . . . Alfred Brown being seen with a certain Junior girl lately . . . Who Al? . . . YEAH SENIORS! GO WOLVERINES!! BEAT PAULS VALLEY!!

Hello my name is David Olney and I am a senior at Holdenville High School. What America means to me is a lot of different things. The first thing that comes to mind is freedom. Freedom is the first thing that everyone sees when they look at America and it’s the most important part of our country. Our freedoms not only as a country but as individuals is super important to us as Americans. This freedom is something that we are lucky to have because most countries don’t have the freedom we are given. I think at times we take advantage of what is given to us, and we complain about how things are but in reality we have it much better than others across the globe. I am grateful to be a part of this country and thankful for those who sacrificed to give us these freedoms.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY - First Row: Jean Cantrell, Karen Parsons, Jerry Harwell, Connie Hughes, Joyce Lakey, Kathy Kernek. Second Row: Mr. Lovett, Ramsey Cantrell, Carolyn Harwell, Rebecca Davis, Rhonda Sexton, Carol Sherry, donna Ingram, Mrs. Hamilton. Third Row: Suzanne Hutchings, Sandy Hughey, Linda Plumblee, Beverly Petitt, Sharon Jackson, Mike Glass. Fourth Row: Keith Hopkins, Lane Ritter, Mitchell Musgrove, Wally Hasket, Jim Cofer, Kenny Storts, James McCoy, Roy Crane.

Robert Marshal “Marty” Kalinich passed away in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at the age of 63 years. Marty was born on February 15, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois to the late George Robert “Rock” Kalinich and Johnnie Mae (Bruner) Kalinich. He attended Holdenville public elementary schools and then went to Eufaula Boarding school and Sequoyah High School. Marty enjoyed all kinds of sports, but he loved OU football and OU basketball best. He loved spending time with his family and friends. He had a special and unique relationship with all of his siblings and all of his nieces and nephews. Marty was truly loved by all and he will truly be missed. He is preceded in death by his parents, George ‘Rock’ & Johnnie Mae Kalinich, and an infant brother.

Susie Louise Glass passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was 84 years old. She was born in Stuart, Oklahoma to Carl “Buster” Haskell Hester and Illa (Tollett) Hester.

The Holdenville Round-Up Club is coming back! We will have a kickoff meeting on June 18 at 7pm, at the Holdenville Fairgrounds and Billy A. Moss arena. All interested in being a part of our organization, are welcome to attend. We are excited to bring the arena back to life, for our western heritage, and family fun. Startup events for this year will likely include play days, barrel racing and roping events. The Holdenville Rodeo will be on the 2023 schedule. The above photo was taken August 9, 1940 when the Holdenville Round-Up Clup was going strong. Come join us in building this organization back to its original greatness! It was originally founded by Jack Andrews in September 1938.

Peyton Robinson, Serenity Langdon, and Brett Bruner were among the many volunteers who helped place flags on the graves of every Veteran at Holdenville Cemetery Sandy Odum was happy to have her two grandsons, Sam and Zac Stallcup help place flags across Holdenville Cemetery in honor of our Veterans. Jonathon Wiseman and Sara Coats were a huge help in placing flags on the graves of Holdenville’s Veterans.

A LARGE GROUP OF CITIZENS GATHERED TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT TO THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 32 who recently opened their newly remodeled building at a new location. The building was donated to the American Legion by Reggie Davis and labor was donated by various individuals under the leadership of Legion member and Vietnam Veteran,