“It is an unusual start back to school,” Holdenville Public Schools Superintendent understated at one point during the August 10 Holdenville Public School Board of Education meeting. He noted the staff is understandably concerned about their students getting sick, as well as their own health, as the COVID 19 wildcard makes any attempt to plan beyond the next day a challenge.

Toll Stands at Five Dead, 22 in Hospitals; 215 Houses Are Damaged or Destroyed Debris was being cleared Saturday from an 18-block area damaged by the tornado which twisted through Holdenville at 7:07 p.m. Friday.

The USA Little League Organization is currently seeking donations for a proposed baseball/softball quad, which will be named in Memory of Holdenville USA Little League VP, Victor Bear.