News
The annual Gerty Day reunion will be held at the Gerty Community Center on Saturday, June 27. The building will be open at 9AM and a potluck lunch will be…
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
I say poor Texas ‘cause they live their athletic lives dwelling on the failures of their enemies. Their main one is Oklahoma. They are mostly the same on their…
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…
Obituaries
Services for Ronald Eugene Janda, 76, of Allen, are 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30th, at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, Allen; Rev. Mark Barnes and Rev. Earl…
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…