Betty Sue Hutchins

    1 month ago By News Staff
    Betty Sue Hutchins passed away Thursday, April 9th, 2026 at her home in Calvin, Oklahoma at the age of 77. Betty was born March 17th, 1949 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Raymond Shockley and Loveta (Hickman) Shockley.
    Betty Sue Hutchins

    Cheryl Renee Buck

    1 month ago By News Staff
    Cheryl Renee Buck, 61, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2026, surrounded by love. Cheryl, lovingly known as “Big Mom” by her grandchildren, was born on March 23, 1965, in Dallas, Texas, to J.W.
    Cheryl Renee Buck

    Gerald Bottoms

    1 month ago By News Staff

    Gerald Doyle Bottoms, age 95, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026 leaving behind a legacy of service, intellect, and deep love for family. He was born on April 10, 1930, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, to Edgar and Lorene Bottoms, and was a 1948 graduate of Spaulding High School. He was preceded in death by his siblings Leon Bottoms and Mildred Bottoms Edwards and his beloved wife, Maxine Lee Bottoms, with whom he shared a lifetime of love and devotion.

    Gerald Bottoms

    Best Buds...

    1 month ago By News Staff
    Best Buds...Penny and Esme had fun hunting eggs with Ms. Brown’s class and the rest of Reed Elementary this year for Easter.
    Best Buds...Penny and Esme had fun hunting eggs with Ms. Brown’s class and the rest of Reed Elementary this year for Easter.

    One Pharmacist’s View

    1 month ago By News Staff
    Much Ado About Nothing I fear my “career” as an amateur writer may be drawing to an end. The last few years, every time I had another surprising birthday, I figure I need to quit all this and maybe like old “Buda” just sit around.
    Asher McCoy had a good time hunting eggs with his good buddy Ransom Weaver at Reed Elementary last week

    LEFTWICH HOLDS TWO WOLVERINE RECORDS

    1 month ago By News Staff
    The Holdenville Wolverine Track Team traveled to Tishomingo last week for their first competition for the season and Kylierae Leftwich wasted little time in making her mark on the 2026 season. Leftwich already held the record in the shot put at 32 feet and her 102 ft 11 inch throw put her at the top of all-time Wolverine throwers in the discus.
    Kylierae Leftwich has set the school record in the shot and discus.

    OKLAHOMA HOUSE VOTES TO INCREASE LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR

    1 month ago By Ray Carter, Ocpa
    Currently, Oklahoma has one of the nation’s shortest school years and some of the nation’s worst academic outcomes. House lawmakers have now voted to increase the length of the school year, hoping additional instructional time will boost student learning as well.

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