ARDMORE –– Beef is a staple of American mealtime. Producing beef requires the dedication of farmers and ranchers across the United States, and proper management of grazing animals can rebuild the health of pastures and rangelands and provides food and essential products for society.
• AFR youth program launches public speaking tutorials following contest cancellation OKLAHOMA CITY—If 2020 were a normal year, the American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) Cooperative would be planning its annual AFR Youth Speech Contest. Agriculture students statewide would be preparing their speeches in hopes of high judges’ marks and first place trophies.
On Oct. 30-31, the town of Boswell presented its first ever annual Haunting at The Park, that boasted a haunted trail. On Halloween night, there were free hotdogs, games and cupcakes, as well as candy for trick-or-treaters.
“Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? The constitutional theory is that we the people are the sovereigns, the state and federal officials only our agents. We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.”
We have a beautiful forecast for the week ahead with mostly sunny days and mostly clear nights. High temperatures will warm up to 80 degrees for Thursday and Friday. Much colder weather moves in for the weekend with a chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday. We will finish out the weekend with highs only in the 50s on Sunday and upper- 20s expected Sunday night.
The Hugo Area of Commerce conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Nov. 6 to commemorate the completion of the restroom remodeling at Hugo Middle School. All eight restrooms at HMS were remodeled by Mid Plains Construction. This project is the beginning of the remodeling of our middle school which will be completed as funds are available. Pictured from left to right are: Stacy Wilson of Mid Plains; Shane Spillman, President of the Hugo Board of Education; Earl Dalke, Hugo Superintendent; Veta Massengale, Principal of Hugo Middle School; and Thomas Seidel of Mid Plains.
OKLAHOMA CITY –– Governor Kevin Stitt joined Commissioner of Health Lance Frye to announce Seventh Amended Executive Order 2020-20, which increases safety measures for restaurants, bars and state employees in Oklahoma to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
HUGO — Hugo’s Legal Aid office is among 15 statewide offices which will be providing assistance to Oklahoma citizens with questions about Marketplace insurance. This year’s open enrollment period began Sunday, Nov.