Holdenville Lions Club Cookout April 23

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The Holdenville Lions Club will once again be sponsoring their annual fund-raising steak sandwich cookout during lunchtime on Friday, April 23 after being forced to cancel last year. The meal will include a steak sandwich, chips, and beverage for just $8 and can be purchased in the parking lot of Sherry Real Estate at the corner of Main and Hinckley. The funds they raise will help the Lions Club continue to support many worthy causes in the community. This included scholarships, eyeglass donations, the Meadows of Hope foster care program, as well as donations to the Toys for Tots program and more.

Seminole Man Shot in Head and Chest Holdenville Suspect Jailed

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A Seminole man was shot twice late Tuesday night and the suspected shooter has been booked into the county jail on two felony charges. John Reese Blackshire, 29, was arrested at his Holdenville residence in connection with the shooting of Ben Walls and faces charges of shooting with intent to skill and first-degree burglary.
Seminole Man Shot in Head and Chest Holdenville Suspect Jailed

Man Kidnapped, Beaten, Left Naked on Rural Road

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A Seminole man was kidnapped, beaten, robbed and left naked on a rural road near Varnum High School Tuesday afternoon, leading to the arrest of three suspects. Quintrez Edwards, 26, was arrested on charges of robbery/attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping and criminal probable cause warrants.
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Calvin Election Results Challenged

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A petition alleging irregularities in the Statutory Municipal General Election for Town of Calvin Board of Trustees has been filed with the Secretary of the County Election Board, by candidate Mike Troup, challenging the announced results of the election held on April 6, 2021.

A Lifelong Concern for the Holdenville Community

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During the March 29 City Council Candidate Town Hall meeting there was a discussion of local forms of government, including the current “Al-dermanic” form with a strong mayor, as well as a City Manager form of government. As the meeting was coming to a close, a voice towards the back of the room interrupted after realizing there would be no questions from the audience.
ODA LEE WEATHERRED was impressed with the Holdenville community when she first arrived in 1950. She has stayed involved and continues to care about what is happening to our community. She is shown holding the thesis she wrote in 1966 for her master’s degree documenting the decline of Hughes County, with Holdenville in mind.

Hughes County Court Docket

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Judge: Christopher Anderson 8:30 AM Ashley Nickole Chisolm—failure to secure child in safety restraint Judge: Trisha D. Smith 9:00 AM Jerrell Dion Wright—murder, first degree Jerrell Dion Wright—domestic assault & battery by strangulation Brandin Michael Wakole—failure to register as sex offender Stephen Joseph Robinson—false declaration of ownership to a pawnbroker; knowingly concealing stolen property Justin Michael Wilbourn—possession of credit card belonging to another Bobby Beck—possession of stolen vehicle; alter/remove vin Jonathan R.
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