Wolverines shine in first scrimmage Holdenville played host to a multiple team scrimmage last Thursday and the Wolverines gave their hometown fans a reason to be optimistic about the upcoming 2023 season.

PIONEER WOMEN HAD NOTHING ON LOTTIE Probably the best adapted resident of these parts for getting along on a desert island would be a 41-year old woman, just five feet tall and weighing only 98 pounds, who lives south of town on the far bank of Lake Holdenville.

Harold Gene (HG) Leach passed from this life July 18, 2023 at his home in Okemah. Harold was born April 17, 1939 to Bill and Jewel Smith Leach at Seminole, OK where he lived until he was nine years old. The family then moved to the Bethel community north of Holdenville.

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In a recent presentation to the Holdenville City Council, Holdenville General Hospital (HGH) CEO Steve Stewart provided an insightful overview of the hospital’s recent activities and accomplishments.

Holdenville High School has taken a significant step towards ensuring the safety and well-being of its students by partnering with the Holdenville Police Department to provide a dedicated School Resource Officer (SRO) for the upcoming school year.

Holdenville’s senior citizens are facing a dilemma as the City seeks a permanent solution to provide a dedicated gathering space for them under the New Age Project.

Physical pain. Turns your life upside down while it lasts. Instead of concentrating on having fun or getting your job done, a person experiencing pain suddenly finds themself with a new goal. Getting rid of it – now. Aspirin, painkillers, bedrest, anything, - you name it, we want it.

A New Year of School Nearly all families with pre-school or school age children are back in the “school routine.” Summer is a receding memory except for the thermometer.

There has been a lot of talk on social media about what is going on at our shelter. Many people have made negative comments toward the Police Chief, Kyle Lening and the City Manager, Larry Mitchell. The order to euthanize the animals who have been there for thirty days or more is not their fault.