HOLDENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN ALEXIS YOUNG (RIGHT) AND SALUTATORIAN JESSE MOORE (LEFT) led the the Class of 2022 across the stage to receive their high school diplomas last Friday night at Wolverine Stadium. These young ladies, as well as the rest of the Class of 2022 have a bright future ahead and The News wishes them the very best in life. More senior pictures Page 2. Souvenir Senior Edition available today. Details Page 3.

Hughes County State Representative David Smith hosted a mayors meeting at Grace M. Pickens Library here in Holdenville recently where he hosted mayors and city leaders from all over the county to discuss current issues facing towns in his district. Many towns in the county, regardless of size, share many of the same economic, socio-economic, and crime issues. Crime, inflation, and living expenses are all on the rise, while jobs, reliable employees, and number of law enforcement applications are all on the decline.

The recent tonadic weather brought back memories to Otto Harrington. It was 72 years ago when a major tornado destroyed much of Holdenville. At that very time Otto was at the Holdenville Armory for National Guard Training. He was seated in the same place in this recent picture on the left that he was during that storm. He was seated there waiting for training to begin when a lady driving a car pulled up in front of where he was sitting and yelled, “There’s a tornado coming!” Thankfully Otto and the other guardsmen were on duty and began immediately helping in the aftermath of the storm. Five people were killed in the tornado, 22 were hospitalized, and 215 homes were damaged or destroyed.

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Superintendent: Lili Bohrer Daisy Bryant Raul Corral Harlow Evans TW Horton Abbigail Madron Kaleb Maldonado Steven Olden Kyle Womack Principal: Makaya Aguilar Boston Bowman Kenzi Briones Delayne Brown Bentley Cullum Merriman Tristin Edwards Nevaeh Evans Zarius Ferguson Sheleigh Fixico McKenzie Foster Amiyah Garfield Hailie Hall Aniyah Lincoln Jayzen Mooney Brenlynn Moore Bryce Owens Lila Peek Mvhayv Piza Bradley Polkinghorn Emiliano Reyes Aiden Story Jagger Streater Phoebe Thacker Jariah Wauqua Mya Welch.

FELONIES Mitchael Morton Bass— Mitchael Morton Bass— domestic assault and battery by strangulation Dennis Scott McDonald— grand larceny MISDEMEANORS Derek Bourne—public intoxication MARRIAGES Nicholas Ian Chastain and Danielle Jade Wadkins, both of Wetumka Samuel Joshua Layne and Samuel Joshua Layne and Breanna Rachelle Gates, both of Wetumka Aaron Matthew Phillips and Kaycee Lynn Jordan, both of Holdenville CIVIL LVNV Funding LLC vs. Taylor Freeman—indebtedness LVNV Funding LLC vs.

Janice Bryant with her mother, Dorothy Carter Ryan Brewer with his mother, Wonella Brewer.

Rachel Johnson with her mother, Terri Ellis Walkup Val and Tina Harmon Brett Bruner with his mother, Crystal Bruner Beth Leewright with all four of her children, David, Diane, Dayna and Darla. Megan Hutchison and her husband Sam suprised Megan’s parents, Allen and Catherine Bridgen by bringing their grandchildren Payton and Harper to church.