Although many local residents may not even be aware of it, we believe last Tuesday’s Holdenville City Council meeting might have signaled a new beginning of working together for the betterment of our City.

FELONIES Ikela Renee Taylor— waiver of extradition James Joshua Taylor—domestic assault & battery by strangulation MISDEMEANORS Michael Cody Ader— driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol Dirk green—domestic abuse-assault and battery MARRIAGE Ty Randall Mariott and Macie Lynn Davis, both of Holdenville DIVORCE Rebecca Allison vs. Paul Timothy Allison Jr.

Voters in Hughes County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the October 12th Moss Public School and Calvin Public School District Special Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis said today.

NEW YORK, NY—After conducting several trials, Pfizer has announced that their vaccine is now almost as safe for kids as getting COVID is. “We are very proud of this achievement,” said a Pfizer spokesperson.

PORTLAND, OR—Local liberal man Patrick Verde wears a mask everywhere, but there’s just one problem: nobody can see how smug he looks over his superiority for wearing a mask. “If nobody can see how smug I look, what’s the point?” he lamented to the Portland Politburo. “I’m so much better than everyone else, but they can’t see my superior smirk.” Verde often also wears a face shield, and the glare further obscures his haughty looks of superiority. Furthermore, when he goes grocery shopping, he wears goggles, and people can’t even tell that he’s looking down on them.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Speaking on behalf of President Biden, Jen Psaki claimed today that we should keep letting unvaccinated immigrants into the country, since we need to fill all the roles of unvaccinated workers who got fired.

Our next all-employee party will be on the night of October 30, and we’re looking forward to having a high falutin’ good time. We say “high falutin’” because the cash drawing that night will be for $45, and that’s getting up in the realm of high finance.

“My brother skipped a grade, so he was small for his age when three other junior high school boys stole something from him and roughed him up one Friday after school. “My dad asked my despairing brother how he felt about it.

Oklahoma Gross Receipts to the treasury in August grew by almost 20 percent over the year with a rebounding fossil fuel industry leading the way, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced last week. Total monthly gross receipts of $1.17 billion are higher than August of last year by $191.2 million, or 19.5 percent.

MINOR LEAGUE – ELKS 5 WETUMKA 3 The Elks scored single tallies in the first and second innings, added two more in the third and one in the sixth to pick up their first victory at Wetumka. Wetumka trailed 5-2 going into the seventh stanza but rallied to score one run and leave two runners on base before absorbing the defeat.