United States Senator James “Jim” Inhofe made an extended stop in Holdenville Thursday morning as part of a media tour across the state. Visiting informally with a small group of people that gathered to welcome him to the community, Senator Inhofe recalled how he had frequently passed through Holdenville when he worked as an insurance claims agent before entering politics.

The Holdenville City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, October 20. Reports from the committees was mostly positive, and another department head was given a raise, part of an ongoing effort to improve all city employee wages. There were new part-time and full-time hires made, and the mayor offered his thoughts on dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic.

The Freshman Candidate is Mylisha Allen, daughter of Alisha Sanders and Michael Allen and granddaughter of Christine and Lex Allen and Tonya Roberts. Mylisha has been a member of basketball, cheer, student council, gifted and talented and class officer.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 21, 2020) – As part of its Service-First Model, Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has worked to develop local community partnerships to meet and serve the agency’s customers. As part of this effort, the Holdenville Church of the Nazarene has offered the agency full access, 24-hours a day to a small meeting room and nursery within the church, as well as an attached building on the church grounds with a large room, kitchen and restroom access. These spaces will allow the agency to offer its services and facilitate family meetings and visitations, among many other things in a warm, comfortable setting.

Senator Jim Inhofe, longtime friend of Hughes County, stopped in Holdenville this past week to visit with friends and local leaders. Left is Mayor John Massad visiting with the Senator about some of the challenges the City is facing. Right the Senator had a good visit Rev. Jimmy Anderson, Pastor of Many Springs Baptist Church. Both the Senator and the Reverend Anderson have done extinsive missionary work during their lifetime.

The 2020 Holdenville Wolverine Cross Country team finished the season at Waurika Saturday. The team didn’t have a runner that finished high enough to make state but Holdenville head coach, Ryan Turner, was pleased with the improvement the team made through out the year.

Eliza Maylen is a member of the Golden Pride award winning band..