The Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce honored and awarded many guests during its 94th annual awards banquet last Thursday. Among those was Dr. Mike Irvin, who received the Citizen of the Year Award, setting a record as the only person to have been selected more than once. Pictured with Dr. Mike are Michelle Frazier and Dr. Earl Dalke. More award winners can be found inside today’s Hugo News, on page 2A.

The Choctaw County Ambulance Authority announces it has received a $15,000 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation through its Community Grant program. The grant will be used to assist in funding Project Legacy, which will allow the Choctaw County Ambulance Authority to increase services to individuals in rural Oklahoma.