Dr. Hartfield , Holdenville’s Veterinarian and Local Author , read her newest book “Stewart the Goat” to guests of the Holdenville Library’s Summer Reading Program .

Vance Vanhooser was a life-long resident of Holdenville. His wife Mabel was well known and loved by everyone. Their son, Vance Jr. is a close friend of mine who lives in Okemah. What many folks don’t know is that Vance was a World War II hero and kept a journal of his service. Today, we share a portion of that journal with you.

JUNE 28TH 1846: Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone. The Belgian inventor and musician invented several other brass instruments, but the saxophone became his most popular.

In what proved to be one of the most peaceful, productive meetings held by the Holdenville City Council in several months, a budget was passed for the upcoming fiscal year set to begin July 1. Included in that budget was the much-anticipated raise for Holdenville Fire Department employees. The council increased the fire department’s annual budget by more than $64,000, all going to wage increases. The bottom four ranking firemen received a raise to $13.00 an hour, the next two were raised to $14.00 an hour, the Lieutenant was raised to $15.00 an hour, the Captain to $16.00 an hour, and the Assistant Chief to $17.00 an hour. After budgeting for FUTA, SUTA, FICA match, and retirement, this was a total annual budget increase of $64,359.18 for the fire department.

Drivers in Holdenville, OK, can now receive realtime digital alerts when fire apparatus are active nearby through a new service equipped on Holdenville Fire Department apparatus. Safety Cloud by HAAS Alert protects first responders and roadway fleets and improves driver compliance with Move Over laws by sending real-time notifications to drivers approaching active responders en-route or on-scene. The service reduces the risk of drivers colliding with responders and workers I the field and improves awareness for all drivers by adding a digital component to lights and sirens.

Every day we see the challenges of patients who struggle to afford their medications. Patients who choose between food or bills and meds. This program can alleviate some of that burden but we know most of those patients do not have access to social media. So please share with your loved ones, your friends, neighbors etc. the benefit of this program!

The bombs just keep on comin’. Explosions all around you, one after the next. Chaos rains down from missiles and constant shelling, not to mention “incoming” from land and sea. Infrastructure decimated by the hour; buildings leveled, possessions destroyed or abandoned; homes lost; lives lost. Indiscriminate killing is the new norm: citizens, all— men, women, children.

The ruling body for high school sports in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activity Association (OSSAA) has declared July 2-July 10 as a “Dead period” for Oklahoma school athletics. The OSSAA Manual reads :

FELONIES Kevin Ryan Davis OSW—rape, first degree (victim under age 14) Alexandria Maria Risoli—possession of stolen vehicle MISDEMEANORS Nicholas Norman Anderson—domestic abuse, assault and battery Juan Gonzalez— driving without a drivers license Trevor Jake Keefer— domestic assault and battery in presence of minor Christopher Scott Polkinghorn—public intoxication MARRIAGE Devin Allan Gridley and Danielle Riley Sanders, both of Dustin DIVORCE Barbara Jo Bue vs. terry Lee Bue CIVIL TD Ban, National Association vs.

Good food, good conversation, and a good time were had by all. Those able to attend were: Back Row (L-R): Stephanie Hale, Meloney Provence, and Dane Robinson. Middle Row (L-R): Travis Mudd, Jason Barrett, Justin The Holdenville Class of 2002 celebrated their 20th High School Reunion at Rudy Alan’s Steakhouse this past weekend. Heath Keeney, Clayton Cornelius, Nick Janes, Adam Smith, Michael Severns, Joy Severns, Kari Selph, Cassie Taylor, Johnston, Angela Greenlee, and Megan Griffith. Front Row (L-R): Kasey Jones, Amy Nix, and Rindi Ledo.