In a narrow vote, the Holdenville City Council voted to invite Oklahoma state agencies, including the State Auditor, to investigate breaches of executive sessions. A few months ago, sensitive information from one of the council’s executive sessions was shared on social media by a citizen who is not a member of the council.

Mayor Randy Ross and the Choctaw City Council recently took time before a regular meeting to celebrate John Bill Martin. By declaration of the mayor, Oct.

In the month of October, the Holdenville Police Department took just over 80 calls for service, made 22 arrests, wrote 11 citations and gave 54 warnings. The following is a categorized breakdown of those calls for service from Police Chief Kyle Lening: 3 Arson 8 Assault - Simple 8 Burglary/ Breaking and Entering 1 Burglary/Larceny/ Theft - From Motor Vehicle 1 Civil - Juvenile 3 Civil - Other 3 Disorderly Conduct 1 Drug/Narcotics - Violations Marijuana 2 Drug/Narcotics - Violations Synthetic Narcotics - Manufatured Narcotics Which Can Cause True Drug Addiction (Demerol, Methadones) 4 Drunkenness 7 Fire - Unauthorized Burning in City Limits 1 Fraud - Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud 2 Fraud - Identity Theft 1 Larceny/Theft - All Other 1 Larceny/Theft - From Building 1 Larceny/Theft - Shoplifting 11 Other Offenses - Non traffic 1 Public Peace - Animal Bites 1 Public Peace - Animal Other 1 Public Peace - Fire Call 2 Public Peace - Mental Case 1 Sex - Forcible Fondling 3 Threats/Intimidation 6 Traffic - Other 2 Trespassing of Real Property 5 Vandalism/ Destruction/ Damage of Property 1 Warrants - For other Agency 4 Warrants - Local 2 Weapons Law Violations.

It was the biggest thrill of my life. The sky was filled with projectiles of all descriptions. Jap planes exploded in midair and a few miles away we could see enemy ships aflame as our big guns got direct hits.

RIDDLE BOYS SERVE IN NAVY; JAMES SEES PHILIPPINE ACTION James Riddle, one of the two sailor sons of Mr. and Mrs.

After serving overseas for only three months with an infantry company of the 44th division, Pfc. George Clyde Shelton only recently was reported to have received serious wounds in France on November, 17.

Recently wounded in action, Pfc. Sampson Harjo, the son of Rev.

who helped Holdenville High achieve high place in interscholastic football, now a soldier for Uncle Sam..

Among Spaulding boys serving in navy blue are the two Winkle brothers - Owen W. amd Archie J.