The Fort Towson 4-H Forestry Judging junior and senior teams won top honors in the State Forestry Contest, held at Robbers Cave, north of Wilburton. 4-H members had to take a test over general forestry knowledge, identify insects and diseased, participate in com pass and pacing, identify trees and tell how they are used in Oklahoma, and measure saw logs.

HUGO –– Last month the Choctaw Nation awarded the city of Hugo $29,300, Boswell $11,900 and Choctaw County $24,700 from the Choctaw Community Partner Fund to continue to help strengthen and develop the local area.

Funeral services for Bill Medford, of Fort Towson, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 7, 2021 at Valliant Church of God.

Johnny Clifton Flanagan, 85, was ushered into the gates of Heaven on Friday May 28, 2021. Johnny was born on July 10, 1935 in Grant, Okla., to Alfred Clifton and Stella May (Keith) Flanagan.

The 2021 Hugo Rodeo and Homecoming are now in the history books, and by all reports, they were both big successes. Many times we have talked about how people with vision can change and improve the quality of life for generations who follow.