LOUISVILLE, KY — Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI), which manages the annual Kentucky Derby race, formed a committee this week to answer a question which would determine the future of horse races forever: what is a horse?

For hundreds of senior citizens across Hughes, Okfuskee and Seminole counties, the New Age Project provides considerably more than a meal.

CALVIN — A Calvin woman is accused of taking more than $3,000 from a local convenience store after the business owners reportedly discovered cash shortages while reviewing surveillance video and register records, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Hughes County District Court.

By Ray Carter, OCPA There will be two state questions on the ballot in Oklahoma’s Aug. 25, 2026, runoff election. One addresses property taxes (ad valorem taxes), and the other concerns voter identification.

September finds our columnist in a cranky mood, what with leafraking duties and a long line of gray Indiana days lumbering into view Today, youngsters return to school in early August, but when I was a kid our school year began the Tuesday after Labor Day, as God ordained.

Sponsor, Mrs. Ida Lee Cook Columnists, Pat Jackson Reporters, Bonita Scroggins, Carolyn Smith, Helen Smith, and Ethel Tucker Machine Operators, Carolyn Jones, Bi9llye Blaylock, Kathryn Smith and Juanita Hall H H S SPORTS—57-58 BASKETBALL BEGINS The Wolverines will open their basketball season next...

I found the Hughes County Election Board release and corroborated the statewide Election Day rules and hours with current coverage. Here is a newspaper- ready version for the Holdenville News.

Holdenville Code Enforcement Officer and City Inspector Ron Wiseman reported a busy month for the city’s code enforcement division during Tuesday night’s city council meeting, highlighting an increase in nuisance complaints, property abatements and efforts to address vegetation concerns affecting...

Economic development, infrastructure improvements and employee recognition were among the topics covered in City Manager Teresa Barkhimer’s staff report during the July 21 meeting of the Holdenville City Council.

Holdenville officials are continuing an effort to correct street signage throughout the city after discovering a number of incorrect, incomplete and missing signs.