Yankee Doodle Dandy the 4th The 4th of July is celebrated in the U.S. as Independence Day, to commemorate the Declaration of Independence that was officially adopted on 4th of July, 1776.

HOLDENVILLE — Holdenville General Hospital continues to build on its positive financial momentum while expanding services and making facility improvements, according to CEO Steve Stewart’s report to the hospital board during its May 19 meeting.

“A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.” Humphrey Bogart Few foods in this country are more celebrated than the humble hot dog. Enjoyed at the ballpark, grilled at backyard barbecues nationwide, and consumed in mass on the Fourth of July, there is nothing more American than a good old-fashioned hot dog.

Having had a lot of dental work done over the years, I really enjoyed and appreciated the following article written by Jim Mullen. I just spent two hours in a dentist’s chair having a crown replaced.

it “Glory-Land” but Won’t. We just called it Government Dam back in 1939.

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I belong to the Oklahoma Historical Society and appreciate the great work they do. I learned some very interesting things.

The Holdenville Wolverines have been good the past few years. One of the consequences of becoming one of the elite teams in your class involves scheduling. The teams who have been on the schedule for years seem to shy away from scheduling the tough teams in their class. Holdenville has reached that level and it’s going to show on the 2026 schedule. The Wolverines open the season during zero week at Vian. The Vian Wolverines made it to the state finals last year where they were defeated by Adair 34-29. Holdenville traveled to Adair in the quarter-finals and Adair won 20 -14. Adair finished the season with a 12-2 record. Holdenville posted a 10-2 record. The game will be played during “Zero Week”. “ Zero Week” is a week earlier than the traditional opening week. It was formulated to allow for easier scheduling. Playing during zero week leaves a week open - without a game- in midseason.

HOLDENVILLE — A woman is facing multiple criminal charges after Oklahoma Department of Corrections investigators say she attempted to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana and tobacco into the Allen Gamble Correctional Center during a scheduled inmate visit.