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LIGHTS OUT

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On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.
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Oklahomans encouraged to move more in April

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•TSET offers tips for National Move More Month and National Walking Day Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is empowering all Oklahomans to participate in Move More Month in April and National Walking Day on April 4 by getting physically active with friends and family. “With April’s warmer weather, it is a great time to move more outdoors,” said Julie Bisbee, TSET executive director.

DOC later arrests female officer and charges her with sexual battery

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LEXINGTON — Inappropriate sexual contact between a female correctional officer and an inmate at Lexington Assessment and Reception Center has resulted in her arrest. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General received a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) complaint on March 28 and immediately launched an investigation. The correctional officer was removed from her post at 9:25 a.m. to be interviewed and positively identified. She was formally terminated and arrested at 3:55 p.m. and then transported to the Cleveland County Detention Center.
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Felony charges filed against high-speed driver

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HUGO — What may be the last full-service filling-station in the state of Oklahoma was demolished in Hugo on March 16 and prospects for building it back are very slim, according to owner Jeff Hill. A highspeed chase of an intoxicated driver ended with her vehicle crashing into the station’s office and completely demolishing it and the station’s pumps and canopy out front. Miraculously, Hill and his wife Lindsay and their daughter Lexie, along with customer Joe Cheatum, were not injured.

Banquet coming soon

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The Hugo Area Chamber’s 97th Annual Awards Banquet –– “Treasured Businesses of Hugo” –– will be held April 25 starting at 6:30 p.m.at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Grant.

To become a sponsor, information about sponsoring, purchasing tickets or any other questions, call Lena Kopp at 580.326.8417 or 580.982.6718, or Tiffany Brockway at the Chamber at 580.326.7511.