Holdenville News

Kristopher Micheal Sallis, 17, of McAlester, died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in an automobile accident near Holdenville.

Patsy Louise Hood, 66, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Oklahoma City. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Free Pentecost Holiness Church in Lamar with the Rev.

State agriculture officials believe they limited pollution after a worker inadvertently sprayed about 10,000 gallons of pig manure in a concentrated area at a Holdenville hog farm.

About 10,000 gallons of liquid hog manure was sprayed onto a field from a pig farm near Holdenville this week, according to the state Agriculture Department.

The city of McLoud has begun the search for a new city manager following the resignation of Mike Winningham, who has held the post for 18 months.

Residents and neighbors continued trying to raise money Saturday for the families of two girls who were found shot to death last weekend.

High winds pounded the area Thursday keeping emergency crews busy with power outages.

As a treasurer for Jeff McMahan's 2006 re-election bid looked over the contributor list to his first campaign, she noticed a disturbing trend.

AAPG Foundation to receive $9.4 million Pickens Funds GIS Consortium T he AAPG Foundation has announced a $9.4 million donation from geologist, businessman and entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens to develop a GIS ...

Representatives from Holdenville Creek Indian Community offer Hope Conneywerdy an award for the 5th Annual Madness In March All-Indian Basketball Tournament.

The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, the state's largest insurance and property casualty agents association, named its 2008-09 officers and board members during the association's annual meeting in ...

A Tulsa County judge sentences a convicted rapist to 10 years in prison for trying to procure child pornography while he was incarcerated. via KTUL-TV Tulsa

A Holdenville man was taken by Medi-Flight to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City after a two-vehicle accident on US 377 6 miles north of the Pontotoc County line Monday. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“We're looking for another guy that may have been there”

Wewoka - Authorities with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation are looking for Jose Fransisco "JoJo" Torres in connection with a shooting death near Wewoka over the weekend. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“Obviously, we have much, much less money than we've had the last four years, and the goal through the budget process was to try to craft a maintenance of effort budget”

Gov. Brad Henry and legislative leaders on Wednesday announced a "standstill" budget agreement with no raises for teachers or state employees. via TulsaWorld.com - Local

A strong storm system this morning will move across the southern Plains, causing more flooding in areas that already have been inundated with rain. via NewsOK.com

“I seek to serve and to be a representative committed to learning the issues, hearing the views of constituents and advocating for the people of the district. I will do my best to assure that Oklahoma serves its citizens well”

Holdenville resident Kathi Mask announces her candidacy for State Representative for House District 24 in the Democratic Primary. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“As President of Oklahoma Farm Bureau for the last eight years, I have developed relationships with many legislators at our state capitol. I believe these relationships will allow me to advance legislation that will benefit our district.”

Steve Kouplen, statewide agricultural leader, rancher and lifelong Democrat from Beggs, has announced his candidacy for House of Representatives, District 24. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

Two teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle collision early Saturday morning on State Highway 56 in Seminole County, and a woman also died on Saturday as a result of injuries sustained from a collision ... via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“Landowners must be made aware of what technology is available to them to help control or eradicate cedar and brush”

Oklahoma landowners will gain valuable information regarding cedar eradication and brush control when they attend an upcoming education conference. via High Plains Journal