Katheryn Brown - 1st Place in Class 1 Does Diesel Cook - 1st Place Class 3 Does, Breed Champion & Grand Champion Kinlee Brooks - 3rd Place Class 2 Does Maccie Brooks - 2nd Place Class 2 Does Mattie Bain - 1st Place, Breed Champion Class 1 Sheep Matteo Chavarria - 2nd Place Class 3 Does.

Good morning to you. This time of year is probably my most favorite time of the year. It starts me to thinking about all the beautiful colors GOD allows us to enjoy in the trees and scenery. It also starts me to thinking about all the blessings I have enjoyed this year. This time of year allows me to give thanks to the ONE who gives so freely so that we might have life more abundantly. GOD is so GOOD!

The man at the epicenter of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that redefined jurisdictional boundaries for most of eastern Oklahoma, including Okfuskee County, was found guilty in a federal retrial for sex crimes he committed against a child more than two decades ago.

This Friday at 6:00 the Holdenville Police Department would like to invite you to meet our new Chief of Police, Conny Clay. Come by and show your support for the HPD and our new Chief. If you give a donation of $15 or more you will receive a yard sign showing your support.

Wes Watkins Technology Center recently celebrated the retirement of Superintendent Wade Walling recognizing his 45-year career in education. Beginning in 1977 at Ninnekah Public Schools as a construction trades instructor for at-risk students, Walling discovered how rewarding it could be to help people find purpose and passion in their careers. He later served at Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center coordinating on-the-job training, work-based learning experiences, and CareerTech student organization activities. Later, he became the Director of Business and Industry Services, then Assistant Superintendent. In 2012, he came to WWTC as the Superintendent. Walling was awarded the Oklahoma Vocational Association Outstanding Administrator Award in 1987, the National Career & Technical Education Equity Council Leadership Award in 2009 and named the OASA District 20 Superintendent of the Year in 2020.

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On Sunday, November 15, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 3,923 new Covid-19 cases in the state. This brought the state’s cumulative number of confirmed cases up to 154,128. There were 12 Covid related deaths in Oklahoma reported on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths linked to the virus up to 1,528. The coronavirus.health.gov website shows that all 77 Oklahoma Counties are in the orange, or moderate, risk level, the third highest of a four-tiered risk measurement tool. The orange risk level means there is an average of more that 14.29 daily new cases per 100,000 population. The latest statistics from the Oklahoma State Department of Health show that Hughes County has had a total of 501 positive COVID cases that resulted in 7 deaths and 419 recoveries.

WWII Navy Veteran, Carlus D. Scroggins celebrated his 100 birthday on October 1, 2020 and was honored on October 3, 2020 by a birthday party and a drive-by parade at the Norman Veterans Center where he resides.

READ FOR ADVENTURE - A program created by the OKC Zoo, sponsored by OG&E, and supported by Grace M. Pickens Library and other libraries across Oklahoma gives students an opportunity to check out a book and receive a voucher redeemable for free general admission to the OKC Zoo.