Sports
After six regularseason meets, the Allen High School track program is sending a quartet to the State Meet this weekend at Western Heights High School.
The…
Pontotoc County FELONIES
Colee Marie Bandy – Arrest Warrant Blake James Bottoms – Appearance Bond Christopher Byrd – Appearance Bond Dakota Anthony Craven –…
Columns
As an “old guy”, I sometimes live in the past. Just the other day I sat in my den watching TV. On TV was some kind of story about how much better it will be in…
I once read a story about a little French orphan girl named “Coco”. I didn’t think I had ever heard of “Coco” but it was her nickname. She was born back in…
Obituaries
Gerald L. Beeney, age 77, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on June 9, 1948, in Pekin, Illinois, to Tom…
Edgar Lee (“Ed”) Mays was born on July 14, 1936 in Allen, Oklahoma to Thomas Matthew Mays and Esther Pearl Dyson Mays. He passed away April 26, 2026. Ed grew…
Kernek Elmer McDonald, Kenny as some of you may know him, born the 18th June 1957, in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Elmer and Hazel Marguerite (Wages) McDonald of…
Memorial services for Sharon Kay “Cookie” Alexander, 79, of Holdenville, are 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel in Ada; Rev.…
Billie Jo “BJ” Walker-Grote, age 68, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, passed away on April 8, 2026 at 11:07am, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
BJ was born on May 26, 1957…
David Wesley Webster passed away Sunday, April 19, 2026 at his home in Calvin, Oklahoma at the age of 87.
David was born April 17, 1939 in Logan, New Mexico to…