A graveside service for Lon Nelson is set for May 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Holdenville, Oklahoma Cemetery. Lon Victor Nelson, son of Floyd V. Nelson and Pauline D. Nelson, passed away on July 26, 2022 at the age of 86 in a hospice facility near his home in Rancho Mirage, CA.

Jessy Cook- 1st Place - 8th Grade Ag Explorations Zane Peters- 5th Place - 8-9-10th grade general ag Lillian Scroggins - FFA Creed Elizabeth Swadley - FFA Creed.

The 14th annual Native American Convocation will take place on Sunday April 30, 2023 at the Holdenville High School auditorium from 6 pm - 7 pm with a reception to follow. We will be celebrating the accomplishments of the graduating class of 2023. This year there are thirteen Mvskoke Creek Nation members, six Seminole Nation members, three Choctaw Nation members, two Cherokee Nation members and one Chickasaw Nation member graduating. Everyone is invited to attend.

Timothy Harris passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 59. Timothy was born February 16, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Robert Edward Harris and Daisy (Lilley) Harris.

Molsie Palmer, 96, of Wewoka, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Funeral service was held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 2:00, in the Chapel of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home in Wewoka, with Reverend Frank Moppin officiating. Burial was at the Palmer family cemetery south of Sasakwa.

Leota Delphia (Carter) Rogers, 89, a long-time resident of Yeager, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Leota was born on February 15, 1934, in Wetumka, Oklahoma, to Reo and Faye (Hatcher) Carter. Leota married the love of her life, Ralph Steven Rogers. He preceded her in death in January, 1978. She loved to garden and visit with her family. Her greatest joy was her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

OKLAHOMA CITY– The Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals (OAESP) is pleased to announce Danielle Patterson, Principal at Ethel Reed Elementary School, Holdenville Public Schools, as the OAESP Oklahoma Principal of the Year. OAESP also named Darren Nelson, Principal at Westwood Elementary School, Stillwater Public Schools, as the OAESP Principal of Excellence.

Congratulations to Jonathan Wiseman and Ashtin Dennis on being awarded The Gates Scholarship! They are 2 of the 750 students awarded this scholarship out of 51,000 who applied..

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Holdenville Police Chief, Kyle Lening along with Hughes County Deputy Trevor Teague, hosted a seminar on active shooter preparedness last week for all school administrators in Hughes County. Lening said it is crucial for all local law enforcement officers to be prepared in case of an active shooter on school property.