Elk City’s Merritt High School Trap Shooting Team were named State Champions for the second year in a row. Reese Hightower (white sports coat) is a member of that team and is pictured with teammates in the Oklahoma State Capitol building where they recognized on the House floor. The competition is sponsored each year by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. In the second picture the team is pictured with the owner of the Kentucky Derby winner, Rich Strike. Reese is the son of Paul and Kay Hightower and the grandson of Vicki Stotts and the late Larry and Susie Speiker.

Volunteers from Holdenville Publics School FFA Program, led by Julie Horton, and Track and Basketball team, coached by Ryan Turner, volunteered to help clean up Holdenville Lake when Waylon Ford and Andy Massey asked for help. They were recognized recently by Waylon and Andy with special Lake Holdenville T-shirts for helping with the project. They did an excellent job and were a tremendous help. Thank you to all these students and their leaders for helping keep our lake beautiful! Funds for the t-shirts were donated by HHS Alumni Tomaletta Whitner Snyder and Dan Powell! Thank you to all who have helped with this project!

Those called to serve God often wrestle with what can be a big decision. Missionary work, and taking on a life of sacrifice can take a huge toll. But for Creek preacher Jimmy Anderson in Holdenville, Oklahoma, there was another dilemma—the choice of being an artist or a man of God.

Pastor and Missionary Jimmy Anderson is set to retire from Many Springs Baptist Church this Sunday. Rev. Anderson will be honored this Saturday at Many Springs. Lunch will be served at 12:00 and program will begin at 2:00. Full story of Brother Anderson’s ministry pages 2&16.

Graduate Morgan Fry with her father, Robert Fry Graduates Brooklyn Brown and Sammie Eckles attended baccalaureate at First Baptist Church last week. Graduate Liberty Jackson with her mom Carla Griggs.

CALVIN, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma police chief was taken into custody after finding himself on the wrong side of the law.

Horntown experienced to earthquakes on the same day last week. May 14 registered two earthquakes, one a 1.5 - 6km west, southwest of Horntown. The other a 3.5 - 4km quake, west northwest of town. Many locals felt the quake as well as many people in the Holdenville Area.

MARRIAGE David Wayne Dye Jr. and Kylie Sue Price, both of Henryetta DIVORCE Kelsea Leeann Crow vs.

Graduate Kecli Cook pictured here with her grandparents Arthur and Neoma Cook, graduated from Holdenville High School last Friday night. Kelci will be attending college where she will study to be an educator.

Superintendent: Addison Brown Lani Dentler Knowlten Hall Raelee Johnson Matty Jones Tim Jones Kaytlynn King Tenetke Lowe Riley Lucas Nolan Polkinghorn Darcy Shepherd Daisy Wood Principal: Sebastyan Bennett Bo Black Makayla Blackshire Hayden Brummett Brett Bruner Michaela Gaines Bella Hale Bryce Hodges Scarlett Irby Jack Manion Katelyn Morris Zavien Napoleon-Sullivan Virginia Piza Madyson Richmond Peyton Robinson Colton Steele Madisyn Wilkerson Taylor Yandell.