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Judy Anne Stafford was born July 7, 1947 in Arch, Oklahoma to Josh Goddard and Lennie Goddard and passed from this life December 16, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 74. Judy graduated from Haileyville, Oklahoma. She earned a master’s degree from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.

A class action lawsuit filed by a group of Native Americans seeking to “disgorge” cities and towns located in Indian Country of “ill-gotten gains” has been dismissed.

SIX RED HAT LADIES ENJOYED A TRIP TO ROMA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING. Pictured are: Sharon Dilday, Lynn Marquis, Barbara Tiger, Cindy McDaniel Joyce Brinlee and Joyce Yates. See full story page B-2.

(Durant, OK) By all accounts, 2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for all of us. As we turn another page on the calendar and look toward Christmas, many of us are starting to look forward to seeing friends and family (albeit in a socially-distanced, masked and hand-sanitized sort of way).

Twenty-nine Seminole State College students were inducted into the Alpha Theta Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges on Oct. 20. The induction ceremony was conducted virtually, utilizing Zoom video conference software.

Friday, December 18, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the January 12th Special County Election, Hughes County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis said today.

Less than four years ago, the tract of land along the corner of Old Highway 62 and Clearview Road just north of Interstate 40 was essentially barren. Today, the corner is home to the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town’s Community Center, Wellness Center and Multi-Agency Response Center.

Karen Hefner, Warden’s Secretary at Davis Correctional Facility (pictured above with Boyce Manor Administrator Jennifer Carr) started a Christmas Card Campaign for the residents of Boyce Manor and Heritage Village Nursing Homes here in Holdenville.

The Wetumka downtown Christmas tree is absolutely beautiful. A special thank you to the Oklahoma Patriots Coalition for all the work they have done on this project.

In a virtual ceremony held to coincide with National 4-H Month, Hughes County 4-H named their newest county award winners, county officers and Hall of Fame Inductee.