Doyle Ray Cooper passed away Saturday, December 14th, 2024 in McAlester, Oklahoma at the age of 81. Doyle was born October 27, 1943, to Floyd Ellis Cooper and Ollie, better known as Cricket, (Horton) Cooper.

The Hughes County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a resolution urging the Oklahoma State Legislature to establish regulatory authority over the wind power industry. The resolution reflects ongoing concerns from local citizens regarding the lack of oversight and avenues to voice their opinions on wind turbine projects within the county.

Leftovers from last week’s suggestions for holiday gift giving: MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES: 1. Husband concedes that writing thank you notes for the entire household and buying gifts for husband’s business associates are not the Wife’s job.

The last Christmas I spent with my dad was my most memorable. We were sitting around the table and talking about unforgettable Christmases.

Lillian Darlene (sexton)Hamilton passed away at her home in calumet, Oklahoma, on Saturday, December 21st, 2024, at the age of 80 years. Darlene is the daughter of Lennis & Leila Mae (green) sexton, born on September 26th , 1944, in Holdenville, Okla. Her early days were spent in Spaulding, Okla., then to Byng, Okla., where she finished her education and played basketball under bertha frank Teague. She married Jackie l. Hamilton and remained in Byng for a short while, eventually settling in Seminole, Okla.

The Holdenville High School Girls’ Basketball team picked up a couple of dominating wins this week. The girls whipped Wewoka 55-34 on Tuesday and traveled to Meeker on Friday and defeated the Bulldogs 47-39.

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Oklahoma House of Representatives Majority Caucus Chair Stan May, R-Broken, today warned Oklahomans not to open emails appearing to come from him or other House members inviting them to open and review a Dropbox pdf labeled “2024 OK House Outreach.” The email is not originating from an OK House account. House IT is investigating the source of the phishing emails.

The Holdenville Boys began the week with a 39 - 50 loss to Wewoka and finished the week with 75 - 59 road win at Meeker. The Wolverines were coming off a stellar week that produced a championship trophy in the prestigious Antlers Invitational Tournament. Holdenville didn’t shoot the ball well and played without their usual intensity. Holdenville Head Coach Dillion Snow vowed his team would go to work and play better when the team made the trip to Meeker on Friday. The Wolverines did as Coach Snow promised and whipped a good Meeker Bulldog team by a sixteen point margin on Friday.

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