An area musician and songwriter composed a song of hope following the April outbreak of tornados that claimed a total of four lives, including two young victims in Holdenville. The song soon took on a life of its own, and will hopefully help benefit the families of the the two Holdenville victims.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Christopher Bryant Dilbeck, age 28, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammu- nition.

A man wanted in con-nection to a stabbing in Holdenville earlier this month was arrested over the weekend in Seminole County. On July 5, the District 22 Task Force, an arm of Dis-trict Attorney Erik John-son’s office, announced that a search was under- way for Michael Calvert, who was suspected of com-mitting assault with a deadly weapon earlier that morning.

A July 17 vehicle accident in Atoka County that killed a Holdenville man remains under investigation. The crash occurred around 9:40 p.m.

HOLDENVILLE OLD NEWS 1941 MCCAIN MAKES OFFER – ONE CITY BASEBALL CLUB Saturday was the second full day of spring, and with it downtown came D.J. McCain, manager of the local independent ball club last season, a troop of boys who were fairly itching to get into baseball uniforms at his heels.

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HOLDENVILLE, OK - Holdenville Hospital CEO Steve Stewart addressed the Holdenville Hospital Authority last Tuesday night, delivering an update on the hospital’s activities and financial status. Financial Overview: As anticipated, Holdenville General Hospital (HGH) reported a loss for the month of June and for the fiscal year 2024.

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump walked onto the Republican National Convention stage Thursday night a transformed man, imbued with the kind of perspective found only at the edges of life and death. The former president — who, at 78, seems to be campaigning harder than ever — looks to be even more the man on a mission, shaped by a strong sense of providence.