What happened to your face, my dentist asked? I always hate it when someone notices something wrong with my face. Any part of it, but there I sat. Did you break your jaw? I knew he needed to know. After all I was his patient, and he was my dentist. I got it broken at church, I finally replied. It was hard for me to say this, after all my mouth was stuffed full of dental gadgets. Hoses, clamps, hydraulic jacks and other items of torture.

A former Oklahoma governor is leading an ef-fort to defeat a proposition to legalize recreational ma-rijuana in the state. According to a press release, Frank Keating, who governed Oklahoma from 1995 – 2003, is chairman of “Protect Our Kids No 820,” a coalition of com-munity, business, and law enforcement leaders.

It’s important to clarify the difference between a purpose, objectives, and goals in your life. A purpose statement answers the question “Why do I exist?” As Christians, we all have a general purpose of glorifying God, having fellowship with Him, and leading people to faith in Christ, but each of us has a specific reason for living as well.

Talaesa Deanne Mason passed away Saturday, February 11th, 2023 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 48. Talaesa was born October 17, 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Dale Ladd and Mae-ree Hunter.

Wolverines chalk up 2 wins The Holdenville Wolverine boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both put two games in the win column this past week with wins over Allen and Chandler. The victories put the boys record at 10-10 with a three game winning streak.

Wolverines chalk up 2 wins The Holdenville Wolverine boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both put two games in the win column this past week with wins over Allen and Chandler. The victories put the boys record at 10-10 with a three game winning streak.

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The stage is set for another city council election in Holdenville on April 4 of this year with nine candidates filing to run for the 5 seats which will be vacated at the time of the election. Aeric Creekmore, Ron Thetford, and Julie West have filed to run for Ward 1, David Leewright will face Tony Wulf in the Ward 2 race, Mike Dockrey is unopposed and set to take the Ward 3 seat at the Council table, as well as Don Merriman who drew no opponent for the Ward 4 seat.