KTC taking safety measures after confirmed case of COVID-19
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HUGO –– Kiamichi Tech school officials were notified Friday, Aug. 28, that a student at the Hugo Campus tested positive for COVID-19.
Public Records
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Felony 059 – Downey Riann Hammons: Possession of CDS with intent to distribute. 060 – Charles Morris Williams: Entering with intent to steal copper.
Coffee Time
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with Brother Andy A book title, “It Was On Fire When I Laid Down On It” caught my eye a few years ago. Curiosity being what it is, I looked up the story behind that title.
Birth Announcement
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Micah B. and Chelsea Schulze, of Canyon, Texas, announce the birth of their baby girl. Elizabeth Therese Schulze was born at 4:24 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2020 at Baptist St. Anthony Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. She weighed eight pounds and 2 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. She is the couple’s first child. Proud grandparents are Bruce and Rhonda Schulze of Kingston and Marvin and Lesann Hartman of Umbarger, Texas. Great-grandparents are Millie Armstrong of Kingston, Lorene Hartman of Umbarger and Walter and Anita Betting of Rio Rancho, N.M. Mr. Schulze was a former high school English teacher at Boswell High School for three years. He currently teaches at Hereford Preparatory Academy in Hereford, Texas.
Nursing home discharges: What you need to know
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Have you or your loved one been asked to leave the nursing home? Many involuntary discharges can be resolved successfully. You have rights! All notices of discharge must be in writing and in a language and manner you understand.
OSDH announces plan to provide COVID-19 testing for teachers
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), in partnership with the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), has developed a plan as directed by Governor Kevin Stitt in Executive Order 2020-20 (Third Amended) that will provide for the optional monthly COVID-19 testing of Oklahoma teachers and support employees.
Burns wins District 5 Senate runoff
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State Senator District 5 Choctaw County George H. Burns 232 Justin Jackson 407 McCurtain County George H.
Mother of children injured by Hugo Police Department and city agree to settlement terms
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HUGO — City of Hugo Mayor Richard Higginbotham and Vice-Mayor Ernest McCarty, previously authorized by their fellow council members to enter into a settlement with Olivia Hill, mother of four children who were in a pickup truck that was fired upon on April 26, 2019 by Hugo Police Detectives, have arrived at a financial settlement deal with Hill and the city’s insurance carrier. Their settlement deal, all negotiated and managed in private, has become the subject matter of a civil lawsuit, filed in Choctaw County District Court which seeks to ratify the previouslynegotiated settlement terms.
Choctaw Electric making final plans for big 80th Anniversary Meeting
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IDABEL — Sept. 26 is rapidly approaching and officials at Choctaw Electric Cooperative are making final plans for their 80th Annual meeting… this year’s being held at the Larry Brinkley Center in Isabel.
Football Contest Winner
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Lindy Loftin (right), of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 11 out of 13 games correctly. Loftin guessed closest (371) to the Hugo Buffaloes’ total offense figure (350) to edge out Frank Wolf. Right, Loftin collects the $50 weekly prize from Ernest McCarty of Security First National Bank, where he obtained his winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS; First United Bank; Dyer Quick Lube; Red Barn Propane; Shelter Insurance Colby Bryant; Sonic; Hugo Lake State Park/Little Dixie; Wildflower Bud Co.; Security First National Bank; First Bank; Tadpole Marine; Superior Wheel & Tire; Shelter Insurance/Julia King; Ed Wallace Ford; Outreach Health Services; R.E. McGuire Insurance/Ernie Taylor; Jay Hodge. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.
