OPEN HOUSE AT THE FIRST UNITED BANK LAST THURSDAY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS! Pictured above are Dennis Phillips, Joe Hayden, Bank President and Rick McElhaney, Regional Retail Manager. Additional photos inside today’s NEWS.

Success in life is much like a series of competitive events. We win or lose based on our effort, preparation, and the team we have around us. Shortly after I started my business, I realized I needed to develop an all-star team if I was going to win in the business world. Among others, I needed a banker, an accountant, a marketing specialist, technical people, as well as a great attorney. My father introduced me to one of his best friends, who happened to be his lawyer.

Tomato cages are very beneficial to the production of your tomatoes. Not only do they provide a support for indeterminate types to sprawl upon, but they also keep the fruit off the ground and provide better air circulation through the plants thereby reducing chances of disease development. By encouraging vertical growth, you can also grow more in smaller spaces.

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FELONIES Jorge Luiz Juarez— waiver of extradition Kristina Pack— possession of firearm while on supervision Timothy Harold Reid OSW—perjury MARRIAGES Kord Stuart Crews, Caney and Ashlynn Sherea Thompson, Holdenville Adam Michael Romberg and Jordan Leigh Sanford, both of Holdenville CIVIL Wells Fargo bank vs. Justin L.

This [Monday] morning, Coach Kennedy will finally have the chance to defend his constitutional right to freely practice his faith at the Supreme Court. Coach Kennedy was the head coach for the Bremerton High School junior varsity football team & asst. coach for varsity. After each game he waited until the players cleared the field then took a knee to pray silently. The school demanded he stop praying after games, and later terminated him because of this freedom of expression and for simply living the principles of his sincere faith. I sent a letter to the school in 2015 in support of Coach Kennedy’s right to pray. In America, we can have a faith and we can live that faith. The only thing Coach Kennedy is guilty of is practicing that faith. I was proud to lead 23 of my Senate colleagues and 32 House Members in filing a brief with the Supreme Court in support of Coach Kennedy. After a years-long legal battle, I am hopeful there will be justice for Coach Kennedy and SCOTUS will uphold this fundamental right of all Americans, including public school teachers & coaches, to live out their faith. Throughout Coach Kennedy’s long journey to defend that right, he has been a true example of grace, kindness & respect.

It is no secret there is a small group of people who have opposed Mayor Massad on every single major issue since his election in April 2019. Their bitterness and hatred have only continued to grow over the past three years. That was never more evident than at last Tuesday’s Holdenville city council meeting when discussion and debate quickly devolved into shouting and calls for removal of private citizens.

This past Sunday, Oklahoma District #18 State Representative David Smith came to the Holdenville Church of the Nazarene to present Mary Evelyn Wilson with a citation from the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON – A member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for his conduct in connection with a homicide that took place in 2017 within Indian Country in Oklahoma. The defendant was sentenced to 155 months for kidnapping and 120 months for being a felon in possession of a firearm, to run concurrently, followed by five years’ supervised release.

Michael Scroggins, son of Brother Earl and Sister Sandy Scroggins sang an incredibly moving rendition of “Watch the Lamb” to close the service. Michael is pictured above with his wife, Melissa.