The Holdenville High School soft ball team had a rough first week. The girls lost to Pittsburg 6-8, lost twice to Morris 3-19 and 2-10, lost to Byng 3-4 and lost to Bethel 2-10.

an emotional or mental implosion that derailed a practice into a loop of futility. This is an oddity in the coaching world. You have good days. Stringing a week together of good practices is promising.

The Holdenville Public Schools xcountry team will open the season Saturday, August 20 when the Wolverine’s host their first meet at Holdenville Lake. Wolverine xcountry coach, Ryan Turner, is expecting over 20 schools to participate in the meet.

Back row: Jett McMahan, Liam Kelley, Michael Merriman, Bryson Jarrett, Hadley Crosby, Kyra Davis, Mrs. Sipes, Blakeleigh Bowman, Kutter Gilbert, Cord Langdon, Trehvor Carpenter, Micco Watson, Dash Culberson.

By Bill Wilkinson On Saturday, August 6, 2022, a concerned citizen driving across the Canadian River Bridge at Atwood noticed heat waves rising along the West side of the bridge about half way across.

The man had a heart attack. His cardiologist then told him he had to walk at least forty-five minutes daily, the rest of his life. So off he went, just like the mailman – rain, sleet, snow, or burning sun. Walking became a regular part of his days.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. Live like an Interrobang Several years ago I discovered a new punctuation mark: The “interrobang”.

Wilson took the bait—he admits—and switched from one promotional service and product to another at a lower price in order to generate leads for his online business, But after a month of using the new service, he was totally frustrated. When he called with a question, no one answered the phone.

Holdenville Library is pleased to announce the launch of Brainfuse— an online service that offers tutoring services for learners of all ages, coaching services for job seekers, and navigators to help Oklahoma veterans connect with benefits and educational opportunities.

Services for Gwendolyn Sue (Stout) Edwards, 82, of Allen will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Allen Cemetery under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home where Tommy Azlin will officiate.