The Wolverines’ sixth victory of the week was the result of another CoVid forfeit. The Idabel Warriors have had a virus breakout and weren’t able to field a team.

The Wolverines will make their fourth attempt at senior night when they host Antlers on Tuesday afternoon. The Wolverines will face Meeker on Thursday..

Over 400 runners showed up at Holdenville Lake last Saturday when the Wolverines played host to their second cross country meet of the season. The crowd of runners and fans was estimated to be well over 1500 people as over 16 teams came to compete in one mile, two mile and 3.2 mile races.

VACANT HOUSE FIRE - The Holdenville Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 924 South Gulf on Wednesday, September 16. According to the department’s report, the alarm was received at 8:20 a.m. and Chance North and Jarrad Rogers arrived at the vacant and unsecured structure in Engine 39 at 8:23 a.m. They began protecting the surrounding structures from the fire as they were quickly joined at the scene by Rick Branscum and JD Conley in Engine 38, Shon Taylor and Colton Bridger in Tanker 22, and Willie Dority and Colton Cox in Brush Pumper 42. After the fire was extinguished the last unit to clear the scene departed at 10:18 a.m. The report shows that the structure and its contents were a total loss. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.

With fall quickly approaching, many area residents are already starting to take advantage of the cooler weather to start pruning back the summer growth. Others may have dead limbs and branches from the summer storms that need to be cleaned up. Street Commissioner Jim Thetford reminds Holdenville residents that the City of Holdenville will be providing the traditional Fall curbside pickup of brush and limbs during the month of October so they can begin planning their yard work strategy.

ADAMS STREET TOWER REPAIR - The City of Holdenville drained the Adams Street water tower last week so the source of a leak could be located. Mayor John Massad states there were a few small holes on the floor that were patched on Monday, October 21. The tower will be refilled and returned to service until the entire floor can be upgraded next month. Citizens are asked to conserve on water as much as possible until these repairs are made.

David Clark representing the Hughes County Historical Society is shown accepting a $250.00 donation from Kendal Logan of Security State Bank, Holdenville. David is the Resident Historian with the Hughes County Historical Society and is a 2011 graduate of Holdenville High School.

The Holdenville City Council met on September 1 in one of the shortest meetings of the year, wrapping up in less than an hour. Although there was little action taken, the committee reports gave an idea of what the City has been accomplishing recently.