Darn, I’m older than dirt!! ….enjoy a little stroll down memory lane… Someone asked the other day,,,,,,,,,,,,,’What was my favorite fast food when growing up?’ We didn’t have fast food when I was growing up, I informed him, ‘All the food was “slow.’ ‘It was a place called home,’ I explained! Mom cooked every day and when Dad got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table and if I didn’t like what she put on my plate, I was allowed to sit there until I did like it. By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn’t tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table.

To Be or Not To Be To be or not to be. That was the question William Shakespeare posed once upon a time. That may well be the question that is put to the American people in this present hour. America and Americans are a “different” people in this world. The mixture of cultures and races has brought about a very unique nation. Many of the early settlers to this country were Christians. They brought their beliefs and culture with them and this nation grew up in them. Not perfect by any means but better than anything that had been available before in the known history of the world.

The Holdenville Police Department has been awarded a $20,000 grant through the Attorney General’s Safe Oklahoma Grant Program, a statewide initiative designed to help law enforcement agencies reduce violent crime and improve community safety. The Safe Oklahoma Grant Program was established in 2012 and is funded each year through an appropriation from the Oklahoma Legislature.

Reflecting on one year as Holdenville’s City Manager, Theresa Barkhimer, shared her insight regarding accomplishments, challenges and future goals. Mrs.

The mind is a priceless gift, one that sometimes can be clouded by environment and preconceptions. For example: 1.

The Holdenville Wolverines captured the regional title and a berth in the state p[layoffs defeating Wayne 5-0 and Madill 11-0. Stan Meek broke a school record Friday night by striking out 23 opposing batters enroute to a 5-0 no-hit shutout.

Dear Bill, 1. I never got a statement of your subscription rate for a year’s subscription. I assume it to be around $40.00 so I’m enclosing my check for that amount for another year. Don’t want to be a free-loader.

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Wewoka, OK – November 5, 2025 — The holiday season in Wewoka wouldn’t be complete without one of the community’s most beloved traditions — the Seminole Nation Museum’s Holiday Bazaar. Now in its 52nd year, this festive fundraiser will take place Friday, November 21, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum, located at 524 South Wewoka Avenue.

Services for Edna Lynn Frizzell Huffman, 96, of Ada will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Pastor Dan Cusher will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14th at Criswell Funeral Home.