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Friday, 18 September 2009 19:04 |
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By Amber Hanneken and Stan Stamper
Staff Writer and Publisher
HUGO — With one Carter County man dead from swine flu and cases appearing more frequently around the state, Hugo Schools are taking precautions to nullify the spread of flu virus.
A letter sent out to all campuses asks parents to keep children with any flu-like symptoms, including fever and cough, at home.
“A lot of parents don’t want them to take off. If it’s just a few symptoms they send them to school, but we really ask them to not send them to school if they have any of the signs,” Superintendent Tony Daugherty said.
The letter asks parents to not send children back to school until they have been without fever for at least 24 hours, and children who are sick in school will be sent home. Daugherty said three siblings, who came down with flu symptoms, have been absent.
“They’ve not been back to school,” he said. “One of them missed 10 days of school because she can’t come back until they’re really over this.”
On Friday, 26 students were absent at the intermediate school. Daugherty said they would be working closely with students, who miss class, to help them make up the work.
Officials with both the Choctaw County Health Department and the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported that no cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Choctaw County.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 00:00 |
OGE to place high voltage line across northern Choctaw County
HUGO- Oklahoma Gas and Electric officials have reported the company plans to build a high-voltage transmission line across the northern portion of Choctaw County. OGE officials say the line is necessary to give the company and the region access to the southwest power pool, which would provide for electrical power to be both imported and exported into southeast Oklahoma. The proposed line would be approximately 99 miles long, extending from Ardmore to Choctaw County. The 345Kv line would be owned by OGE. It's estimated cost of construction, which includes right-of-way acquisition, would be approximately $200 million dollars. OGE has the right of eminent domain in the state of Oklahoma, which means they have the ability to build the line without state or landowner approval. According to a spokesperson for OGE, Brian Alford, one corridor has been identified upon which the line will be constructed. The company is in the final process, he reports, of narrowing specific parcels of land within that corridor for acquisition of the line. Alford said public hearings would be held to give citizens an opportunity to pose questions about the proposed line. He added that current projections are for the construction of the line to begin in late 2010, conclude in early 2011 and be operational in 2012. OGE Energy Corp. is based in Oklahoma City. They can be reached at 405.553.3187. |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 20:28 |
By Amber Hanneken
Staff Writer
HUGO — An old suitcase filled with stagnant water, half of a recliner, a mattress, torn clothing, old carpeting, broken bottles, a set of drawers and a traffic cone — some of the typical junk you may find at a trash dump, but in Hugo these items are piled directly behind the Gene Nesbit Stadium where unwelcomed trash has accumulated.
The school uses the area as a fill site for piling brush, but some have been using it as a personal dumpsite for various types of trash and building materials.
“That’s the only place we have to take our tree limbs, dirt, logs and stuff like that,” Superintendent Tony Daugherty said. “We don’t put trash out there.”
Daugherty said the locks have been continuously cut on the gate meant to keep vehicles from driving up to the area.
“I’d appreciate it if people wouldn’t dump their trash back there,” Daugherty said.
About this time of year, the school takes a bulldozer to the area to push back the fill. The school uses the wood stored on the site for bonfires. |
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 18:54 |
BOSWELL — Boswell will be hosting its FFA Rodeo this weekend with bareback riding, break away roping, tie down roping, goat tying, chute dogging, steer wrestling, barrel racing, pole bending, team roping and bull riding.
The event starts at 8 p.m. nightly Sept. 18 and 19. Junior events are for ages 12 and under and senior events are for ages 13-19. All around trophy saddles will be awarded to the high money boy and girl who’s participated in all three area rodeos — Hugo, Soper and Boswell.
Jennifer Scarberry, Madison Cress, Courtney Fomby, Callie McIntyre and Kyla Schuessler are the candidates for Boswell’s queen title.
“Expect a good rodeo, good food and good entertainment,” FFA Advisor Kyle Braudrick said. |
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Friday, 28 August 2009 19:43 |
HUGO — The Choctaw County Fair begins at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 and runs through Saturday, Sept. 12 with no admission charged.
4-H fair exhibits will be entered from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Exhibitors need to get a master number at the north end of the Agriplex auditorium. For a schedule of 4-H events go to the Choctaw County OSU Extension Web site at www.countyext.okstate.edu/choctaw.
Top placing 4-H exhibits will be taken to compete at the Tulsa State Fair on Sept. 29 and will be on display in the 4-H Section Sept. 27 to Oct. 7. |
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