Governor calls for resignation of McCurtain County officials
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IDABEL — Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has called for the immediate resignation of McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy and District 2 County Commissioner Mark Jennings, after an audio tape was discovered in which the pair were heard to be threatening the lives of McCurtain Gazette owner Bruce Willingham and his son Chris Willingham at a county commission meeting on March 6.
Virtual panel event focused on health challenges, opportunities in rural communities
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• TSET gathers local leaders to discuss rural health in Oklahoma The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) hosted a live virtual panel with local experts on March 29 to discuss the current state of rural health in Oklahoma. Event panelists shared critical expertise and insight on improving health outcomes in rural communities.
Groundbreaking OMRF discovery paves way for muscle loss treatment
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A paradigm-shifting discovery at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has opened a new pathway to finding treatments for maintaining and growing muscle mass. OMRF scientist Aga Borowik, Ph.D., discovered that the nuclei in skeletal muscle cells, called muscle fibers, continue replicating DNA after reaching maturity.
Calendar of Events...
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Citywide spring cleanup will be held April 14-15, for those with a current city of Hugo water bill. All items must be taken to the landfill on S.
Constitutional Minute
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The great deception If you wanted to get rid of our Constitution, what is the only (peaceably) way to do that? Our constitution was created through the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and can only be eliminated (or replaced) by another convention which involves a gathering of delegates from 34 of our 50 States. (See Article V, US Constitution) There are no other peaceful options.
Hugo Rotary Club
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held its annual Rotary Four-Way Test Speech Contest recently at Kiamichi Tech – Hugo, co-hosted with Antlers Rotary. Pictured (l-r) are Clayci Carter, Beckett Bailey, Gracie Sam, Cutter Teague, Zayda Penner, Travis Turner, Xadin Watts, Cailin Jamison, Daryn Merriman, Dakota Logan, and Stephen Smallwood, Coach. The winners were: Gracie Sam, first ($500); Daryn Merriman, second ($300); Zayda Penner, third ($200).
Samantha Crain to host writing workshop at Choctaw Cultural Center
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DURANT –– Choctaw songwriter and musician Samantha Crain will conduct a writing workshop for youth at the Choctaw Cultural Center. “Introduction to Songwriting” will be held 11:30 a.m.
Public Records
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Misdemeanor 036 – Howard Louis Gott, Jr.: DUI. Money judgments under $10,000 021 – Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC vs.
