The Holdenville School Board held its monthly meeting August 9.

Sales tax revenue returns for Hughes County were mixed in the latest report. Wetumka, Calvin, Stuart, Atwood and Yeager all showed an increase in business, while Holdenville, Dustin and Gerty saw a decrease in the latest report.

MISDEMEANORS Christopher M. Hutchinson OSW— driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs CIVIL Absolute Resolutions Investments vs.

Holdenville has always been, to me, a magical place. A small town with a big heart, a small population full of big dreamers. I grew up in what seems now in my mind, a major motion picture. The cast of characters which made up my adolescence were people who were bigger than life.

The Mecca Cafe opened in 1944 at 111 W. Main in downtown Holdenville.

It all started back in 2017 when I wanted to do a lesson over the dinosaurs for the youth kids. It had always been foggy topic in my mind, because I hadn’t really understood how dinosaurs could be here without evolution, and how it tied into the Bible.

Calls for service.................................. 416 (does not include walkins) Arrests...................................................

FELONIES Gwuan Frierson— bringing contraband into jail/penal institution Derrick L. Jethroe— bringing contraband into jail/penal institution DIVORCE Jerry Mac Bowen vs, Lessa Ann Bowen Kalob Scott Epperley Kalob Scott Epperley vs.

Lloyd Twomey and Joe Lucas Dorothy and Gayle Pryor with Gertrude Robinson Mr. and Mrs.

Throughout the pandemic, fraudsters, hackers and thieves have stolen what could easily exceed a half-a-billion state and federal dollars meant to be used as unemployment assistance for Oklahomans. It is believed to be the largest theft of public money in Oklahoma state history.