Lady Rams sweep Turner in back-to-back wins The Rattan Lady Rams softball team won the Wright City Fall Softball Classic last weekend. The championship games started with a close game against the Turner ladies who were also unbeaten in the 2020 Classic.

BUFF PARKER FIELD — In their first District clash of the COVID-marked 2020 football season, the Hugo Buffaloes fell prey to four costly turnovers that the Atoka Wampus Cats were happy to capitalize on... enroute to a 28-12 victory.

Yard of the Month for Iris Garden Club for August belongs to Sherry Wolfe on N. Eighth St. Pictured are garden club members Sammye Thacker, Mary Cook, Harolynn Wofford, and Rick and Holley Lowrance. Pictured with Sherre are her grandchildren: Jackson, Halle, Connor and Carsyn. The yard features beautiful landscaping and fall mums and decorations.

Comments to: andybowman839@ gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com We went for our daily walk together that evening, just like always. As we passed a neighbor’s home a few houses down from us, Renie remarked, “Hey, look, they are evidently redoing the flower bed there on the right side of the house.” To which Andy grunted a disinterested, “Why?… where?” Which prompted a rolling of the eyes from said wife, who then pointed and said, “Right THERE –– can’t you tell?” Husband’s response was to look in the general direction she pointed and shrug, “Huh, didn’t notice.” Now, this has been going on for many years.

The first U.S. Poitou donkey census is currently underway at The Livestock Conservancy. More rare than Black Rhinos and Giant Pandas, it’s estimated only 70 purebred Poitou donkeys are left in America, and fewer than 500 remain throughout the world. Documenting the American population is the first step in developing a successful recovery plan for this critically endangered equine breed.

• Two national speakers scheduled ARDMORE –– The 2020 Profiles and Perspectives Community Enrichment Series will take attendees on a journey to explore Oklahoma and the world –– all from the comfort of their homes. This year’s speaker presentations will be live online seminars.

• Since 2005 The Oklahoma Lottery Commission has bolstered funding for common, higher ed and career tech education OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Lottery Commission announced that it has contributed more than $1 billion to education in Oklahoma since its establishment in 2005. This funding has greatly benefited K-12 education, higher education and career tech over the last 15 years.

Teachers Teachers Paint their minds and guide their thoughts Share their achievements and advise their faults Inspire a Love of knowledge and truth As you light the path Which leads our youth For our future brightens with each lesson you teach Each smile you lengthen Each goal you help reach For the dawn of each poet each philosopher and king Begins with a Teacher And the wisdom they bring Kevin William Huff.

DURANT –– Flu immunization is more important than ever this year with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) has set up dates and locations across Southeastern Oklahoma to provide vaccines at no cost to the public.

City of Hugo Code Enforcement Officer Teshumbe Bills wants to remind local business owners, who have not yet renewed their business licenses, the due date was July 1. Anyone who did not pay by the end of July began accruing late fees in the amount of $10 per month in addition to the $75 renewal fee.