Wolverines sweep Okemah The Holdenville Wolverine basketball fans that made the trip to Okemah last Tuesday were treated to two of the finest high school basketball games in the history of the school! Girls win 53-50 Both Holdenville and Okemah girls were ranked in the top ten and the match lived up to the expectations. The game was close throughout and wasn’t settled until the final seconds when Okemah failed to connect on a desperate half court three point shot.

RAY CARTER, Director, Center for Independent Journalism Oklahoma lawmakers will have nearly $457.9 million more to spend in the 2024 legislative session than in the 2023 session, providing around $11 billion in recurring revenue to appropriate, according to figures certified this week by the State Board of Equalization. At the same time, the Oklahoma state government maintains historic levels of savings for any potential future downturn.

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Students named to the President’s Honor Roll include (listed by hometown): Holdenville: Jordan Long, Brooklynn Obryant, Kirby Van Haren, Zaida Wood Wetumka: Mazie Wagner Wewoka: Nicole Barnhart, Zechariah Stone Moore Students named to the Vice-President’s Honor Roll include (listed by hometown):

People occasionally will ask about my upbringing, family life and Appalachia roots. So, here is my song that I wrote and recorded titled Coal Miner’s Son. Maybe you can relate to some parts of the following lyrics.

LOOKING BACK— THE YEAR WAS 1964 HOLIDAY IN REVIEW BY Fran Little Now that the holiday vacation is about over college students are beginning to go back to school; housewives beginning to clear away Christmas decorations; and nearly everyone is beginning to settle down in the familiar rut. No matter when the actual date is set for school to let out the holiday season seems to start when the college crowd starts coming home.

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