Shay Stambaugh, also known as “Misbehaven”, is the daughter of Kersten Stambaugh and has attended Moss schools for the past six years. She has been active in Softball, FFA and Fish Club. Her awards include, All-Conference, State FFA Degree. She creditsherparentsforhelping her achieve her goals. Her favorite subject is Math. She plans to attend college at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology to major in Pipeline Integrity Technology for two years.

Alex-terry Paige Summy, also known as Allie or AllieKat is the daughter of Mary and Terry Summy. She has attended Moss Schools since first grade. Her activites include volunteering at her church. She attributes her mom and her pastor with helping her achieve her goals. English is her favorite subject, and she wants to get her CDA after high school.

Ian “Big E” Villarreal is the son of Amanda Newman and Matthew Villarreal. He began attending Moss Schools his freshmen year. He has been active in Track, Academic Team, National Guard, BPA, Fish Club and Wes Watkins. He won 2nd Place at State in the Graphic Design competition, the Torch Award Ambassador, Perfect Attendance and Student of the Month. Ian credits his National Guard recruiter, Sgt. Blasengame, with helping him achieve his goals. His favorite subject is Personal Finance. He plans to be a professional graphic designer, a military sniper, and own many houses, which he will rent out to earn passive income. To achieve this, he will go to ECU and earn his associates of applied science for Graphic Design. He hopes to have about 3 kids and a loving wife. He does not intend to have pets, but if he does then he will be a Russian bear dog.

As the EF-3 tornado ripped through Hughes County, the evening of April 27, 2024, it unleashed its fury on everything in its path for 34 miles. Homes were ripped from their foundations; trees were uprooted, and power lines were downed. The ferocity of the winds was such that even wellbuilt structures were no match, crumbling under the force of the storm.

A Return to Yesteryear As an “ole-timer” I often think of the “good ole days.” When I recently read the following, it brought back a lot of memories… The rhythmic charm of rockabilly dazzles your brain and bones with excitement. Your socks chafe the hardwood floor as you slide and cut the ground with moves that make your parents fearful of your generation.

Elder Earl Michael Crawford was born to Deacon Jesse L. Crawford and Mother Charleszetta (Woodfork) Crawford on December 10, 1959. He joined the church and gave his life to Christ at an early age. He was raised in a family of pastor’s, preachers, evangelists, missionaries, deacons, church mothers and church builders.

Looking back...the year was 1974.

In just a few days, I’ll be washing stacks of dirty dishes, wrangling toddlers, and changing countless baby diapers. I can’t wait.

Wolverines Awarded All-State Honors A total of six Holdenville athletes have been awarded Native American All-State honors. Ryleigh Tiger and Madalynn (Madi) McFarland have been selected as Native American All-State fast pitch players and Izaia King, Cash Carter, Zeke De la Rosa and Isaiah Tiger were selected as All-Sate football players.

The Wewoka Public School District will be shelling out nearly $2 mil-lion to settle a federal civil lawsuit filed over allega-tions of sexual misconduct by its former middle school principal. The $1.95 million settle-ment, reached by the We-woka School Board last month, will be split between the four plaintiffs in the suit, all of whom are minors.