HOLDENVILLE — A woman is facing multiple criminal charges after Oklahoma Department of Corrections investigators say she attempted to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana and tobacco into the Allen Gamble Correctional Center during a scheduled inmate visit.

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“A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.” Humphrey Bogart Few foods in this country are more celebrated than the humble hot dog. Enjoyed at the ballpark, grilled at backyard barbecues nationwide, and consumed in mass on the Fourth of July, there is nothing more American than a good old-fashioned hot dog.

HOLDENVILLE — Holdenville General Hospital continues to build on its positive financial momentum while expanding services and making facility improvements, according to CEO Steve Stewart’s report to the hospital board during its May 19 meeting.

LOCAL CREEK RENAMED IN HONOR OF VETERANS PAST AND PRESENT...

America is celebrating 250 years of freedom this year. This freedom is not a guarantee, but a costly gift purchased with great sacrifice to secure the blessings of liberty.

“A GENERAL DISSOLUTION OF PRINCIPLES AND MANNERS WILL MORE SURELY OVERTHROW THE LIBERTIES OF AMERICA THAN THE WHOLE FORCE OF 'I'l-IE COMMON ENEMY. WHILE THE PEOPLE ARE VIRTUOUS THEY CANNOT BE SUBDUED; BUT WHEN ONCE THEY LOSE THEIR VIRTUE THEN WILL BE READY TO SURRENDER THEIR LIBERTIES TO THE FIRST EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL INVADER.”

HOLDENVILLE — Following questions and concerns from residents about newly installed surveillance cameras at the intersection of Main Street and Hinckley Street, the Holdenville Police Department has issued a detailed public statement explaining how the system works and what it will — and will not — be used for.

Editors Note: Benjamin Franklin delivered the following address to the Constitutional Convention on June 28,1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (See p. 32.) Franklin’s reprimand came at a time when the Convention had reached a point of paralysis due to perplexity and hostility among the delegates. He reminded them that God had heard their prayers and acted on their behalf previously, so why not seek Him - their Powerful Friend - once again? Franklins words are a convicting reminder still today.

“December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously proclaimed.