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Korean Combat Veteran Laid to Rest at Holdenville Cemetery

Bob Jones, 94, passed away peacefully at his home in Raytown, MO on January 3rd, 2026.

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Longtime Holdenville Educator JoAnn LaValley Laid to Rest

Barbra “JoAnn” LaValley was born December 26, 1941, to Omer and Winnie (Edgen) Fidler, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She passed away from this life on January 12, 2026, in Holdenville, OK, at the age of 84.

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Non-Profit receives $1.5 Million Affordable Housing Grant for Housing Rehabilitation Project

The Center for Community Transformation (CCT) in partnership with Security State Bank was awarded $1.5 Million through FHLBank Topeka’s 2025 Affordable Housing Program (AHP).

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Who Let the Bots Out? Vo-Tech Introduces Neo the Robotic Dog

WETUMKA — A four-legged robot named Neo is turning heads in the Information Technology classrooms at Wes Watkins Technology Center — and it’s doing a lot more than just walking.

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D’Andra Mitchell

October 16, 1980 — November 24, 2025

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Service Monday for Carolyn Jean McDaniel

Carolyn Jean McDaniel, a longtime resident of the Holdenville and Seminole areas, passed away in Frisco, Texas on January 13th, 2026.

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Country Comments

f you’ve only paid attention to the legacy media over the past few days; you probably know more about Renee Good’s poetry than you do about the actions that led to her tragic death last Wednesday. After refusing federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers' commands to get out of her car, which she had used to impede agents’ access to a neighborhood road, Good was caught on video accelerating her SUV toward one agent with another hanging on her door. The agent in front of her vehicle fatally shot her as the car appeared to hit him.

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