“The new wealth in America is familial wealth, and the new poverty, familial poverty,” Mary Eberstadt, a senior research fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington, wrote several years ago.

Mary Lou (Crownover) Ibbs married Chester Ibbs October 6, 1950 at the First Baptist Church in East Los Angeles. They honeymooned in Santa Barbara. Three months after they were married, he was drafted and sent to Korea after boot camp. They made their home and raised their children in Fullerton, Calif. and retired to the Mount Shasta area where they have lived since the 1980’s. Mary Lou was born in Dale, OK and her grandparents and great-grandparents lived in Meeker. Chester is a young 92 and Mary Lou is a young 89. They are both healthy and active and like to fish and take car trips. As of October 6, 2021, the high school sweethearts have been married for 71 years.

Michelle Berry, Chloe Hamilton, and Kayla Berry at ???? gave away over 700 bags of treats to kids downtown. Jordyn and Kaesyn East Bentley Finnie Preston and Brayden Brewer Jamie Keekeissen with Darius Ferguson and Alyse Stephens.

Oklahoma set a record for tornadoes with 31 in October, according to Gary McManus, associate state climatologist, Oklahoma Climatological Survey. “Oklahomans are growing accustomed to Mother Nature’s October weather shenanigans following a snowstorm of up to 13 inches in 2019 and a crippling ice storm in 2020,” McManus said.

The Biden administration announced on Nov. 12 that it’s raising Medicare premiums, a move that it blamed in part on the cost of drugs.

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FELONY Christopher Beck OSW—burglary in the second degree MARRIAGES Christopher Scott Taylor, Holdenville and Heather Diane Bryant, Wewoka Samuel Kauilani Mendoza and Natalie Jae Buck, both of Holdenville CIVIL Falcon Collins vs. Mark Smith—friendly suit John Schlachter vs.

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HERITAGE VILLAGE NURSING HOME is home to many Holdenville Veterans. All but one veteran currently residing in the nursing home are pictured above. Back Row (L-R): Leroy Dority, Bob Towry, Jerry Smith, and Marvin Tampleton, Seated (L-R): Jim Ownbey, John Jay, Jack McCoy, and Vivian Hefner. These are among the toughest, most loyal citizens in our community. Our country owes them a great dead of gratitude.