The Holdenville Wolverines will play their first district game of the season Friday night when the Morris Eagles travel to Holdenville. The Wolverines are 3-0 against non-district foes and are set to begin their quest for the state championship.

Fall Art Show Open House will be Sunday, September 27th from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. Many mark their calendars for this event every year to have their entries ready by check-in dates. We are proud to announce that the Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors will be hosting the annual Fall Art Show.

A Stuart man was arrested Sept. 9 after authorities say he called 911 and reported shooting his wife, according to a probable cause affidavit prepared in Hughes County.

Holdenville officials approved $241,450 in technology and cybersecurity payments and a $72,000 hospital property purchase during Sept. 15 meetings that also addressed sewer problems, water-system repairs and improvements to city-owned buildings.

HUGHES COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY How Johnson Scott became Jonny Hawk The Museum will be featuring an incredible display of art by local renowned Native American artist Jonny Hawk. It will be in conjunction with the Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors Fall Art Show (see story page 3).

“If you cannot be the poet, be the poem.” I love movies – good movies. A good movie is like visual poetry, captured and preserved on film instead of paper, able to stir our emotions and touch our souls.

Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you.. (Mathew 6:2) When I first saw Don, I was put off by his demeanor. He seemed arrogant, pompous and abrasive. I was not surprised because people had told me about him, some thought he was a great guy while others did not like him.

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The 2026 Seminole Chieftain football season has begun, and the Chieftains have helped Head Coach Mike Synder [A Graduate of Holdenville High School] achieve a tremendous milestone in his football career Friday night with a win.

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