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. The Konawa Tigers, Hugo Buffaloes and the Okemah Panthers joined Holdenville High at Wolverine Stadium and gave each school’s set of fans a peek at their team’s strengths at this point in the preseason.

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. She is Miss Lottie Ledbetter, local housekeeping side worker, farmer, laborer and foster-mother of 10 children.

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. Several years later they moved to the Little River area south of Holdenville. He graduated from Atwood High School.

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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. This strategic collaboration extends its coverage to all Holdenville Public Schools locations, reinforcing a safe learning environment for the entire community.

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. During a recent city council meeting, Hughes County Commissioner Jim Lively shed light on the financial constraints that the County Commissioners are facing, rendering them unable to fund a new senior citizens building, a responsibility which Councilman Mike Dockrey says he believes belongs to the city, not the county.

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. Families everywhere have finished the semi-annual safari for school supplies, the rigorous ritual of class registration and the re-establishment of routines.

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. Here is what actually has happened. I am the horse’s mouth on this subject, so you are hearing it from the source.