1 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! 2 As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you! 3 For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you. 4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

HUGO — Both the Hugo boys and girls track teams qualified multiple athletes to this week’s State Track Tournament! For the ladies, Jordan Holman was the Regional Champion in the high jump. Don’nai Akins was the Regional Champion in the 100 meter dash.

Terijo Taylor shut-out Clayton Saturday to lead her Rattan Lady Rams to a big 10-0 shutout of the Clayton Lady Bulldogs. The big win put Coach Alex Tucker and her Lady RAMS into the State Playoffs in Shawnee Tuesday. (After press time.)

Although roughly half the U.S. population has received at least one COVID-19 shot, new cases are still averaging more than 50,000 daily nationwide. It’s a sign the virus isn’t going away, according to experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse. Studies have shown that about 5% of Americans 60+ experienced financial mistreatment by a family member in a single year. Most exploitation complaints to long-term care ombudsmen involve perpetrators from outside the facility.