Holdenville Girls win Tiger Classic The Holdenville High School girls’ basketball team opened the new year with a hot hand! The Lady Wolverines played four games in a span of 5 days and won all four contests. The Wolverines opened the busy week with a 43-35 win over Allen and followed up with three victories in the Tiger Classic at Konawa High School.

A trio of items during the January 5 City Council meeting focused on the effort to tackle the problem of theft and other crimes in the community. This included an agreement with Oklahoma Mutual Assurance Group (OMAG) to install GPS in police vehicles, the hiring of a new police officer, and the acquisition of T-Mobile phones for the Neighborhood Watch program.

Holdenville musician Boone Griffin has played bass guitar with a number of impressive local and regional bands over the years. For the past two years he has been a vital member of the Tanner Sparks Band. Tanner Sparks is a 22-year-old up and coming singer/songwriter from east Texas who performs “Old Fashioned Country Music.” His baritone voice fits the songs he writes like a custom made pair of boots. Many of the songs are about heart break and hard drinking that bring to mind country music legends such as George Jones or Hank Williams Sr., but with Tanner’s own, unique sound and style.

State Universities Shine in Bowl Games Oklahoma’s three division I football schools played well in their respective bowl games. Oklahoma State defeated Miami 37-34 in the Cheez-It Bowl.

U.S.—Americans have reported they’re very optimistic about the stimulus package passed by Congress last week. In particular, people all around the country are excited to get paid with a little bit of the money that they paid the federal government already.

“How do I know if I should leave my church?” It’s a question everyone wonders from time to time—and not one to take lightly. Transitioning between churches can be a messy time in the life of the Christian and his or her family and church body.

Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, January 12 to vote on a Hughes County Medical Service (HCEMS) bond issue that was originally approve in January 2017. There have been some questions concerning this issue that Hughes County EMS Clinical Operations Supervisor Chris Miller recently took time to answer. Reed E

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