A man suspected of stealing a trailer from Seminole Public Schools’ bus barn is now in custody. According to police reports, SPS Transport Supervisor Jolene Doucette reported a white box trailer was stolen on Sept. 5, around 3:30 a.m. and she made the report the next day.

The Holdenville Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will be hosting the annual Fall Festival and Car Show this Saturday, October 3, centered around Main Street and Broadway.

VACANT HOUSE FIRE - The Holdenville Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 924 South Gulf on Wednesday, September 16.

With fall quickly approaching, many area residents are already starting to take advantage of the cooler weather to start pruning back the summer growth. Others may have dead limbs and branches from the summer storms that need to be cleaned up.

ADAMS STREET TOWER REPAIR - The City of Holdenville drained the Adams Street water tower last week so the source of a leak could be located. Mayor John Massad states there were a few small holes on the floor that were patched on Monday, October 21.

David Clark representing the Hughes County Historical Society is shown accepting a $250.00 donation from Kendal Logan of Security State Bank, Holdenville. David is the Resident Historian with the Hughes County Historical Society and is a 2011 graduate of Holdenville High School.

The Holdenville City Council met on September 1 in one of the shortest meetings of the year, wrapping up in less than an hour. Although there was little action taken, the committee reports gave an idea of what the City has been accomplishing recently.

My Dad and Mom (C.A. {Charlie} and Mattie Sims) ran a grocery store in Holdenville from the early 1930s to the mid 1960s. Before that they lived in Yeager during the 1920s. My three older brothers, Jimmy, Leo and Bill, were all born in Yeager while I was born in Holdenville.

Church News Never put a period on the sentence of Your Spiritual life. A period isn›t the only danger to our continued Spiritual growth; there is the danger of pausing, as well. The Christian life is not a hobby or a job from which we can take a vacation. It is the source of our lives.

CENTRAL PTA HAS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE THIS WEEK Central Grade School PTA is conducting a membership drive this week, with the first meeting of the group scheduled at 3 p.m. October 21 at the school.