Toll Stands at Five Dead, 22 in Hospitals; 215 Houses Are Damaged or Destroyed Debris was being cleared Saturday from an 18-block area damaged by the tornado which twisted through Holdenville at 7:07 p.m. Friday.

The USA Little League Organization is currently seeking donations for a proposed baseball/softball quad, which will be named in Memory of Holdenville USA Little League VP, Victor Bear.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers are searching for a suspect they said hit and killed a cyclist near Wetumka in Hughes County.

The Holdenville City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, August 4. A roll call determined a quorum was present.

In a July 1 press statement District Attorney Paul B. Smith explained “on or about June 15, 2020, the Hughes Co. Office of District Attorney received the above investigative report from the Sheriff’s Office.

Janice Gray of the Eastern Oklahoma Publishing Company announced Monday that the Holdenville News has been sold to Robinson Publishing Company of Holdenville.

The Holdenville Chamber of Com merce and Agriculture welcomed Open Arms Fellowship to the business community with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, July 31. Pictured (left to right) are: Chamber members Landon Hall, Jim Davis, holding the scissors are Melanie and Pastor Rick Hudson, with young Jake in front, Tonja Weaver and Roberta Davis.