Oklahoma will be the first state in the nation to adopt an expansive caregiver tax credit after the Caring for Caregivers Act became law this month. It takes effect Jan.

Felony 058 – Rickey White, II: Larceny of auto, aircraft or other motor vehicle. 059 – Thomas Lee Arthur Woodrum: Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Happy Fathers Day June 18! Happy Birthday to LInda Knight (June 18) and Thomas Hood (June 21)! The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a scavenger hunt on June 17. Participants will explore the museum and the historic site as they check items off their list and receive a prize for completing the challenge.

HUGO –– Members of the Hugo City Council approved Ordinance No. 976 last week, concerning placing a four-way stop at 10th St.

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY –– A three-vehicle crash occurred June 7 on SH 3, approximately two-and-a-half miles east of Rattan, Okla., in Pushmataha County. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Ashley N.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– The Choctaw County Sheriff’s Department responded to a Hugo residence on June 6, after a woman claimed to have found inappropriate pictures on her daughter’s phone. According to official reports, Jacob Lee Daniels, 35, had been exchanging nude photos with the woman’s 14-year-old daughter.