HUGO — After eluding Choctaw County Sheriff Deputy Cody Britt northbound on the Indian Nation Turnpike and driving erratically at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, OHP Trooper Sedrick Frierson apprehended Gary Cook after he and Jamey Devon Alexander were observed at a private residence in the 400 block of West Duke Street in Hugo on Dec. 9, 2023.

FORT TOWSON — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol continues to decline to provide additional details of the Trooper-involved fatality shooting that occurred at Tommy’s Bar on the west side of Fort Towson on Dec 2.

The KEDDO Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program is looking for special people to visit and advocate for longterm care residents. Most residents just need a friendly face to listen and convey to them that someone cares.

Four Kiamichi Tech’s Licensed Practical Nursing programs have been ranked in the top 20 Oklahoma LPN program in Oklahoma for 2024. The programs and their respective rankings are Durant campus (third), Poteau campus (ninth), Hugo campus (11th), and McAlester campus (19th).

First Assembly of God, 1176 US 271 South. Pastors Barbara and Keithen Brown, hugolstog@yahoo.com.

Life lessons I learned from my life as an east Texas pastor. I received a phone call from a former church member and she said that she went to the church Christmas party where she got her feelings hurt.

The University of Texas at Tyler recognized fall 2023 degree candidates during fall 2023 Commencement Dec. 7.