Jerry Lawson Lowe passed away at his home in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the age of 61 years, surrounded by his family. Jerry was the son of Melvin H. Lowe and Verdie Evelyn (Meeks) Lowe, born on July 4, 1963, in Merced, California. His grandparents, Hubert & Minnie Lowe, raised him after the death of his mother. The family left California and traveled to Texas, and finally found their way to Holdenville in 1978.

Lavern Enita Harden passed away at her home in Horntown, Oklahoma on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the age of 93 years. Lavern was the daughter of Tillman and Retha (Bain) Tollett, born on July 19, 1930 in the Rock Creek community of Hughes County, Oklahoma.

Holdenville, OK – In a heartfelt opening to the Holdenville City Council meeting, Councilman Tony Wulf expressed his gratitude towards city officials and announced his decision to step down after more than five years of service.

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Holdenville, OK – At the recent Holdenville City Council meeting, Stephanie Keesee, owner of the local Corner Clinic, presented an exciting proposal to lease the old senior citizens building for a new nonprofit afterschool program aimed at investing in the next generation.

Out with the old…In with the new July 15 is the first official day of practice for the 2024-25 school year. By OSSAA rules softball and cross country teams can begin their first official practice on the magical date, July 15.

New Industrial Plant Begins Work Tuesday United Manufacturing Co. to Produce Many Articles from Wood Holdenville’s newest and largest industrial concern, the United Manufacturing co., will open for operation Tuesday morning, Paul Taylor, general manager and one of the three owners of the new concern, announced Saturday.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. Death and taxes are the only certainties, I’m told.

Ever been looked squarely in the eyes and bluntly told you are a bitter, angry person? Probably not. After all, who in their right mind wants to be within twelve feet of a bear and throw heavy stones at that huge, furious mass of muscle and bone? Nobody wants to face that.

When going through some old files of my dad, I ran across the following poem. It was one of his favorites… and more, it is so true.