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On the afternoon of April 18th, 2023 at approximately 2:47PM, the Holdenville Police Department along with the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office responded to 214 S. Gulf St in Holdenville, OK for a report of a male subject with a gunshot wound. Officers and Deputies arrived on scene and found a male subject on the ground with a single shotgun wound to the abdomen and another man in the yard who stated to officers that he was the one who called 911 and was also the shooter. Hughes County Deputies detained the man while Holdenville Firefighters arrived on scene to render first aid response to the gunshot victim until Hughes County EMS arrived on scene. The victim was transported by ambulance to Holdenville General Hospital where he was then transferred by helicopter to a trauma center in OKC.

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The new City Council was sworn in last Tuesday at the City of Holdenville’s first meeting under the new city manager form of government. Local Attorney Ryan Pitts swore in Ron Thetford (Ward 1), Tony Wulf (Ward 2), Mike Dockrey (Ward 3), Don Merriman (Ward 4), and Lori Babb (At Large) to begin the meeting.

HOLDENVILLEKnowledge Matters, an eDynamic Learning company, and the leading provider of career-based simulations for high schools and colleges, announced today that 47,830 students from the U.S. and around the world participated in the DECA/Knowledge Matters Virtual Business Challenge simulation competition. One hundred and twenty-eight qualifying student teams will now compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) from April 22 through 25 in Orlando, Florida. Students will be participating in one of eight different Virtual Business simulation career tracks hoping to earn a first, second, or third place ranking, and a scholarship.

Conditions have become so dangerous at the Hughes County jail that the newly elected district attorney said it is no longer safe for detention officers or detainees and should be shut down. Jail officials failed to address violations revealed in seven health department inspections since 2019.

News 9 KWTV Oklahoma City The town of Calvin is without a police department right now. The Calvin Police Chief and another officer both resigned at a city council meeting on Election Night.

Lake Clean-up 2023 Many Many Thanks to all of those who contributed and continue to contribute your time and energies to The Lake Clean-up Project 2023. We started in January with a wonderful showing of Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, FFA members, Key Club members and the Junior High basketball teams.

José Cummins ‘Mimoes’ Valenzuela passed away in Holdenville, Oklahoma on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the age of 48 years. José was the son of José Gamez Valenzuela and Joan Cummins, born on May 11, 1974, in Yuma, Arizona.

MISDEMEANOR Charles Carr— possession of controlled dangerous substance CIVIL Oklahoma Home builders, LLC vs. Darin Fields— breach of contract First United Bank & Trust vs.