Include gardening in your New Year’s resolution
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The New Year is filled with resolutions that usually involve dieting and exercise. Gardening is a great way to help accomplish those two resolutions, while also improving your mood, reducing blood pressure, managing anger, maintaining flexibility, and more.
Prescribed burn seminars to aim to help rural fire departments
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Oklahoma Ecology Project About 60 firefighters and expert land managers gathered at the Chester Community Center this month for a “Fighting Fire with Fire” workshop and acted predictably when the time came to light a fire.
Stagnant, unacceptable results show need for back to basics
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The Oklahoma State Department of Education recently released the statewide School Report Card, showing results for testing in Spring, 2023. “While these scores show data from previous years, they are simply unacceptable,” said State Superintendent Ryan Walters.
OSU welcomes Navy delegation to honor USS Oklahoma
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The name of the USS Oklahoma — a ship that was first commissioned in 1916 and served until it capsized following the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor — lives on. In honor of the enduring legacy of the USS Oklahoma and the 429 men who went down with the ship, construction commenced on a new submarine bearing the same name in 2019 with an anticipated delivery in the mid-2020s.
Pit Stop to be featured on ABR
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HUGO –– Local restaurant Pit Stop BBQ & Burgers will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) in early January 2024. America’s Best Restaurants, a national media and marketing company focusing on bringing attention to local, independentlyowned restaurants, will bring its ABR Roadshow to the restaurant on Jan.
Choctaw County scores
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Boswell Elementary School Academic Achievement D Academic Growth B English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism B Overall C Boswell Middle School Academic Achievement D Academic Growth D English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism B Overall D Boswell High School Academic Achievement C Graduation D English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Postsecondary Opportunities B Overall C Soper Elementary School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Overall C Soper High School Academic Achievement D Graduation B English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Postsecondary Opportunities A Overall C Hugo Elementary School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth N/A English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism D Overall N/A Hugo Intermediate School Academic Achievement D Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism B Overall D Hugo Middle School Academic Achievement D Academic Growth D English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism F Overall D Hugo High School Academic Achievement D Graduation C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism C Postsecondary Opportunities C Overall D Fort Towson Elementary School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Overall C Fort Towson Junior High School Academic Achievement D Academic Growth D English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Overall D Fort Towson High School Academic Achievement C Graduation C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism B Postsecondary Opportunities B Overall C See Page 2A for more Pushmataha County Antlers Elementary School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism D Overall C Antlers Middle School Academic Achievement B Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism C Overall B Antlers High School Academic Achievement B Graduation C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism B Postsecondary Opportunities B Overall B Rattan Elementary School Academic Achievement D Academic Growth D English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism B Overall D Rattan Middle School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism D Overall C Rattan High School Academic Achievement D Graduation B English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism C Postsecondary Opportunities C Overall D McCurtain County Broken Bow Elementary Academic Achievement C Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress D Chronic Absenteeism C Overall C Broken Bow Middle School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth B English Language Proficiency Progress C Chronic Absenteeism B Overall C Broken Bow High School Academic Achievement D Graduation C English Language Proficiency Progress C Chronic Absenteeism B Postsecondary Opportunities B Overall C Idabel Elementary School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth D English Language Proficiency Progress F Chronic Absenteeism B Overall D Idabel Middle School Academic Achievement D Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress D Chronic Absenteeism D Overall D Idabel High School Academic Achievement D Graduation D English Language Proficiency Progress C Chronic Absenteeism F Postsecondary Opportunities C Overall D Wright City Elementary Academic Achievement C Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism C Overall C Wright City Middle School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism B Overall C Wright City High School Academic Achievement C Graduation B English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Postsecondary Opportunities D Overall C Valliant Elementary School Academic Achievement C Academic Growth C English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Overall C Valliant Middle School Academic Achievement D Academic Growth D English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Overall C Valliant High School Academic Achievement D Graduation B English Language Proficiency Progress N/A Chronic Absenteeism A Postsecondary Opportunities C Overall C.
Buffaloes take third place at Idabel Tourney
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Hugo News Sports IDABEL — The Buffaloes finished third in the Idabel Winter Classic over the weekend, beating Arkansas High and Tulsa KIPP for a boost of momentum to kick off the next stretch of the season.
