HOLDENVILLE — A championship tradition has returned to Holdenville. The Holdenville powerlifting team captured the Class 2A State Championship, marking the program’s first state title since the powerhouse era of the 1990s when legendary coach Butch Rawls led the Wolverines to multiple state championships and national titles.

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HOLDENVILLE — New data from a bi-weekly progress report shows the Hughes County Assessor’s Office is making significant progress in catching up on property inspections and data entry that had fallen behind in previous years.

After his arrival in Ireland, Patrick was enslaved to a cruel Irish chieftain who may have been a Druid high priest. (The Druids, pagan religious leaders in Ireland, were known for human sacrifices, magic spells, and worship of the sun, wind, and rocks, among other things.) Forced to work as a shepherd, Patrick spent long days in the fields. During the six years of his enslavement, he turned to the God he had learned about in his youth and began to pray intensely. In his autobiography, The Confession of St. Patrick, he described experiencing the overwhelming love of God, akin to how a father comforts his son.

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The Holdenville Junior High Powerlifters have set the standard for the expectations of this year’s powerlifters! The junior high powerlifters began the day with a state championship performance by Ruth Barker! Ruth entered the 97 pound division weighing 95 pounds. Barker managed to lift 90 pounds in the bench press,190 pounds in the dead lift and 90 pounds in the squat for a total of 430 pounds. Niya Nickason placed third in the 97 pound division. Niya weighed in at 92.5 pounds. Her squat was 140 pounds, bench press was 70 pounds and her dead lift was 185 pounds!

“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.” E. B.

PATTERSON SELECTED TO COACH ALL-STARS Head Baseball Coach Mike Patterson has been selected by the Oklahoma State Baseball Association to coach this year’s Oklahoma All-Stars in the Sun Belt Classic.