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    Commissioners’ Proceedings

    7 min ago By News Staff
    HUGHES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING-HOLDENVILLE, OK. August 31, 2026The Hughes County Board of County Commissioners met for a Regular Meeting at Hughes County Expo Center at 7248 US-270 Bus, Holdenville Oklahoma. Regular meeting was set for August 31, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

    Commissioners’ Proceedings

    8 min ago By News Staff
    HUGHES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING-HOLDENVILLE, OK. August 24, 2026The Hughes County Board of County Commissioners met for a Regular Meeting at Hughes County Expo Center at 7248 US-270 Bus, Holdenville Oklahoma. Regular meeting was set for August 24, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

    Sports

    2026 Weleetka Outlaws Football Preview • Coach: Ryan Jones Story source: VYPE Magazine

    WELEETKA OUTLAWS

    7 min ago By News Staff
    ENTER 2026 WITH TITLE EXPECTATIONS Few teams in Class B enter the 2026 season with expectations like Weleetka. The Outlaws came within one win of a state championship a year ago, winning their first 13 games before falling to Seiling in the title game.

    Columns

    Civil War Days

    Civil War Days

    2 weeks ago By News Staff
    Each year the nation celebrates "President's Day." Most of the "TV"celebrations focused onAbraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. This war happened a long time ago and is well beyond the memory of any living persons, but itis not forgotten.Consider this story.

    Around Town...by John Bill Martin

    4 weeks ago By News Staff
    An awesome and orderly universeWhen you stop and ponder this awesome and orderly universe that God has placed us in, some very remarkable facts become evident.

    Obituaries

    2026Destiny Nicole

    Destiny Nicole Regian

    3 min ago By News Staff
    Destiny Nicole Regian, age 18, passed away on August 24, 2026, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Destiny was born in Ada, Oklahoma, on July 3rd, 2008. Destiny was a Holdenville resident and a recent Moss Public School graduate.
    Services Held for Jim Gustin

    Services Held for Jim Gustin

    2 weeks ago By News Staff
    James Ray Gus - tin passed away Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 at Feather Stone Assisted Living in Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 71.James was born July 14th, 1955 in Hold - enville, Oklahoma to Raymond Elsworth Gustin and Shei - la Arlene (Bagwell) Gustin. He graduat- ed from Holdenville High School.