The Holdenville City Council addressed a wide range of city business during two December meetings, including police equipment upgrades, property transactions, utility system challenges, and ongoing economic development discussions.

Melvin and Gladys Swinhart were life long friends and neighbors here in Holdenville and two of the finest Christians I have ever known. I still miss them.

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Carolyn Jean McDaniel, a longtime resident of the Holdenville and Seminole areas, passed away in Frisco, Texas on January 13th, 2026. Carolyn was a 1960 graduate of Holdenville High School and attended Oklahoma City University.

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Lexxi Goolsby is the Holdenville High School Scholar Athlete of the Week. Lexxi is on the Superintendent Honor and is a multisport athlete at HHS.

Wolverines Continue to Improve The Wolverine basketball teams played Warner and Prague this week and both the boys’ and girls’ teams showed significant improvement. The boys beat Warner 55-53 on the road and returned home to whip Prague 8864.

Dear Bill: This is a follow up of my letter to you about Gene Autry. I promise to never write or bore you on the subject again. I’m glad you like it and saw fit to share it with your readers. Hope they liked it as well. You can be the judge if this missive needs to be shared with them or not.

“The apathy and inattention of the average citizen is beyond comprehension.” Abigail McCarthy For most humans in modern America, we find ourselves shopping in our local grocery stores most every week. So it is with our family.

Neo the Robotic Dog Brings Cutting-Edge Tech to Wes Watkins Technology Center A four-legged robot named Neo is turning heads in the Information Technology classrooms at Wes Watkins Technology Center — and it’s doing a lot more than just walking. Neo is a Unitree Go2 EDU, an advanced, AI-powered robotic dog designed for research, education, and development.