The Fort Towson 4-H Forestry Judging junior and senior teams won top honors in the State Forestry Contest, held at Robbers Cave, north of Wilburton. 4-H members had to take a test over general forestry knowledge, identify insects and diseased, participate in com pass and pacing, identify trees and tell how they are used in Oklahoma, and measure saw logs.

HUGO –– Last month the Choctaw Nation awarded the city of Hugo $29,300, Boswell $11,900 and Choctaw County $24,700 from the Choctaw Community Partner Fund to continue to help strengthen and develop the local area.

No more rainfall is expected for the week acrossChoctaw County and it is going to be a hot one with high temperatures in the low 90s and the heat index near 100. Plenty of sunscreen needed! Our readers have been asking me where they can find daily precipitation totals for the county.

Hugo Veteran R.D. Payne was recently recognized by the Choctaw Nation as Veteran of the Month. Payne served in the U.S. Army Reserve from Nov. 13, 1955 to Oct. 31, 1963. His citation, signed by Choctaw Chief Gary Batton and Asst. Chief Jack Austin, Jr., was presented by Tribal Representative Zazbet Stotts (left).