Patsy’s Pastor and several fellow church members surprised Patsy by attending her birthday party. Pictured above are Helen Lindsey, JoDawna Smith, Patsy Grove, Pastor Kris Mayberry, Misty Smith, and Shirley Harkey.

LONDON — Trade representatives in the United Kingdom were surprised to learn that the offer made by the United States to trade President Joe Biden for Queen Elizabeth II still stands, even after the Queen passed away yesterday at the age of 96.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A group of state representatives and senators today called on the State Department of Education and State Board of Education to investigate whether House Bill 1775 was violated by a teacher who claims she willingly broke the law and would do it again.

SEPTEMBER 12TH 1935: Howard Hughes sets an airspeed record in a plane of his own design. Hughes reached a speed of 352.46 miles per hour during the flight. 1959: Bonanza airs for the first time. The series was the first regularly scheduled TV show in color. It ran on NBC until 1973.

The Holdenvile Ministerial Alliance will be handing out food boxes beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 19 at the First Baptist Church, 324 N. Broadway, Holdenville. Everyone who lives in the Holdenville area is eligible to receive a food box.

Hughes County District 1 workers helped the City of Holdenville recently with land reclamation requirements by providing equipment qnd man-power at Holdenville landfill. City Inspector, Jon McNelley wants to give a big thank you to Gary Phillips and all the hands at District 1 for lending a helping hand whenever the city is in need.

Sawyer Jeffrey is the Holdenville News Wolverine of the Week. Jeffrey caught a long touchdown pass and out ran the Meeker defenders to the end zone. Sawyer’s touchdown catch tied the score at 14-14.

Wolverines wins In overtime! The Holdenville Wolverines beat a solid Meeker Bulldog team last Friday for their second win of the year! That’s as many wins as the Wolverines have won in the last three years! It was definitely a thriller and if you weren’t there you missed one of the finest high school football games that anyone would ever hope to see! The Wolverines scored on their first possession when Izaia King crossed the goal line from 11 yards out. Tatum Sanford added a 2 point conversion run and Holdenville had an early 8-0 lead.