OKLAHOMA CITY –– The governor this week signed into a law a bill that exempts from personal property taxes livestock used to support a family, beginning in January 2023. House Bill 1682, by Rep.

On Tuesday, May 31, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry lifted the statewide ban on poultry exhibitions, public sales and swap meet bans. May 31 marked 30 days since the last confirmed case of HPAI in Oklahoma.

Trevor Brandenburgh, along with his family and employees, pose for a photo with Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce members (l to r) Guy Dale, Amy White, Arlinda Darst, Kevin Cory, Ernest McCarty, Kelli Stacy, Les Shumake, Valerie Powell and Lena Kopp. Contributed Photo

HUGO — One of Oklahoma’s largest and oldest insurance companies, State Farm Insurance, celebrated its 100th Anniversary on June 7 this year. In support of that milestone anniversary, Hugo Mayor Ernest McCarty has declared June 7 as “State Farm Day in Hugo!” (See proclamation on this page.) State Farm Insurance also has a significant history right here in Hugo, as A.B.

I don’t think I have ever seen traffic in Hugo heavier than it was Friday before the Rodeo Parade and the Friday evening Rodeo performance. Cars were basically stacked along Jackson Street to all edges of town.