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Twisters take several lives in Oklahoma

3 days ago By News Staff

HUGO — Hugo and Choctaw County were fortunate over the weekend, dodging 25 tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service that ripped their way across Oklahoma over the weekend. Sulphur and Marietta appeared to be among the hardest hit, with several fatalities reported.

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Hugo Housing Authority terminates managing director

3 days ago By News Staff

HUGO — Members of the Hugo Housing Authority recently met in special session and terminated Executive Director Wade Awtry. Details concerning Awtry’s termination are sketchy, as minutes of that meeting have not been prepared or released to the public.

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Trail of Tears walk to remember Choctaw history

3 days ago By News Staff

Members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will come together in remembrance of the Trail of Tears and to honor their ancestors who made the journey. The 2024 Trail of Tears Memorial Walk will be held at the historic Choctaw Capitol Grounds at Tvshka Homma on Saturday, May 18.

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‘Locked up and secure – or scary?’

3 days ago By News Staff

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Senate approves measure to protect producers’ personal information

3 days ago By News Staff

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, received approval from the full Senate for House Bill 2975 recently. The measure allows homemade food product producers to obtain a permit from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF), which will protect their privacy by reducing the amount of personal information they are required to include on their product labels.

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Choctaw County 4-H speakers make district impact

3 days ago By News Staff

On Thursday, March 28, Choctaw County 4-H members yet again marked their spot at Oklahoma’s largest youth public speaking contest, the 2024 Southeast District 4-H Speech Contest in McAlester, Okla., with more than 300 entries.

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Annual Chamber Banquet continues to be sold-out event

3 days ago By Kelli Stacy

Contributing Writer The Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards banquet last Thursday night, celebrating businesses and individuals who had a positive impact on the community in 2023.

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‘Oklahoma is second to none’

3 days ago By News Staff

Hugo, and Oklahoma Southeast, played host to the 36th annual Lieutenant Governor’s Turkey Hunt last week. According to Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell, this event is a way to show off Oklahoma to potential new businesses, giving them an opportunity to see what the state has to offer. “Oklahoma is ranked No. 9 in the country for net migration growth,” Pinnell said. “We have to invest in ourselves –– this is the best place to live, work and raise a family.

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Organizations call on Congress to increase support for rural small businesses

1 week ago By News Staff

As work begins on the 2025 federal budget, the Center for Rural Affairs and 26 partner organizations from across the country are asking Congress for continued support of rural small businesses through the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP).

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Warning of unclaimed property phone scams

1 week ago By State Treasurer Todd Russ

As many people are aware, the State Treasurer was tasked with returning unclaimed property to the people of Oklahoma in 2000. More than half of my office is specifically tasked with this job. As rewarding of a job as this is for my office and staff, there are always bad actors to beware of, a few tips to avoid them are: