The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has released the unofficial results of the 2023 general election. Tribal Council Member District 2 Tony Ward 562 Brent Minter 168 Tribal Council Member District 3 Eddie Bohanan 632 Kay Haering 110 Tribal Council Member District 8 Perry Thompson 836 Larry Wade 220 Tribal Council Member District 11 Robert Karr 987 Nellie Meashintubby 288.

FORT TOWSON –– Young people can learn about the natural world around us with a forestry program presented by Oklahoma Forestry Services Education Coordinator Tony Pascall (pictured). The program will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15. It will include hands-on activities that teach about what the forest is, its role and how people can better interact and care for a forest.

In the wake of last week’s ruling by the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, which stated that the City of Tulsa did not have the ability to enforce municipal laws upon certain tribal members, Hugo News reached out to chief law-enforcement officials in Hugo and Choctaw County for their reaction to the court’s action.

June was Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to encourage national conversation about brain health and raise awareness to improve health care outcomes. Over six million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Of that number, 67,000 are Oklahomans. Anyone who is impacted by Alzheimer’s understands the gravity of this disease and the hardship endured by both the individual and the loved ones surrounding them.

Funeral services for James “Buddy” Anderson, of Valliant, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 3, 2023 at Felker Freewill Baptist Church. James “Buddy” Anderson was born Jan. 19, 1928 in Valliant, Okla., the son of Osborne Irwin and Eltie (Farris) Anderson. Buddy was member of the Valliant community his entire life. He passed away peacefully in his home on June 30, 2023, at the age of 95. He is preceded in death by his parents, Osborne and Eltie Anderson; brothers: Robert C. Anderson, Billy Joe Anderson and Kenneth Anderson.

Wesley Ervin (W.E. or Wes) Barfield went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at the age of 94. He was born on April 11, 1929 to John Ervin Barfield and Almeida Demontolp Nance Barfield (also known as Taultsie, pronounced “Tolsie”).

Garland Allan Pillars was born to William Jackson and Gladys Minion Smith Pillars on Sept. 24, 1937 in the Antlers, Okla., hospital. He was the third child of four. Garland attended school in the Soper Independent School District. He met the love of his life, Ida “Sue” Knight and they were married in 1955 in Hugo, Okla. They celebrated 67 years of marriage in January 2023. To this union were born five children: Marshall Allan, Terry Len, Cindy Sue, Haskell Lance and Billy Don.

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