Less than a day after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt publicly called for the elimination of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, state lawmakers introduced legislation that would dissolve the organization and replace it with a new state-run governing body.

The Wolverines were behind 32-47 when Coach Dillion Snow called a time out shortly after half-time. Things were look-ing bleak and something needed to change. Holdenville couldn’t make a shot and Jones couldn’t miss. What ever Coach Snow said inspired his team to play better. Things weren’t going well. The Wolverines weren’t playing well. They had almost zero confidence and Jones was full of confidence and looked unbeatable.

Rev. Harrell Rodebush passed away recently. He is our former pastor and a dear friend. He and his wife, Carol, made an incredible team and our local church showed tremendous growth during their time here. As we visited with the family, we recalled so many wonderful memories. My mom and dad loved the family as do we.

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MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Lariat Wayne Jagger, age 32, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Dear Bill: I promised you in my last letter that I would never again bother/bore you and your readers with a story about Gene Autry. However, since receiving your January 20 issue and since I have some additional information on our hero I must break my promise. I ask for your forgiveness and being the God-fearing man that I know you to be, I’m confident that you will do this.

“Chivalry is one of the great civilizing forces, taming men and introducing social graces and nuance to what would otherwise be a brutish social world.” Heather MacDonald Chivalry, that testosterone-fueled masculine behavioral art form that has benefited womankind since we climbed out of the Dark Ages seems to have taken a hit in recent years. No longer confined to dragon slaying and knightly combat, in modern America, the small and common male courtesies that men and boys often practiced in times past have to some degree fallen out of favor.

With Self-Pity One of today’s Favorite activities, We’ve Come a Long Way Since Blind Hymn Writer Fanny Crosby in 1875 From the time she was six weeks old, Fanny Crosby was blind, but she did not feel sorry for herself. She learned to dress and feed herself . . . to climb trees . . . and to write poems. When she was only eight years old she wrote: O what a happy soul am I Although I cannot see, I am resolved that in this world Contented I will be.

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Coy McCorkle – OSU Extension HOLDENVILLE, Okla. — The Hughes County Beef Auction and Awards Banquet will be held Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hughes County Expo, 7274 U.S.-270 Bus., Holdenville. Shelton Foster, president of the Hughes County Cattlemen’s Association, encourages community members to attend and support local youth involved in beef production.