Body As the year 2020 draws to a close Thursday, I suspect the best thing we might say about the year is that it’s almost over. Without question, it’s a year that goes into the history books with a big asterisk next to it in many descriptive ways.

Body Timothy Noah “Chuffe” Frazier passed from this life on Dec. 21, 2020 in Hugo, Okla.

Body Funeral services for JoElla Brown, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. JoElla passed away Dec. 18, 2020 in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 94.

Body Memorial services for Janet Mary Phillips, of Hugo, Okla., will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

Body Charles Birdwell Beard, Jr. of Dallas, Texas, completed his journey on earth and went home to God at 9:55 a.m. Christmas Eve from complications related to COVID-19. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Okla.

Body DURANT –– As COVID-19 cases and holiday travel increase in the area, the Choctaw Nation Emergency Management is delivering pallets of free masks across the Nation’s jurisdiction to try and reduce the spread of Coronavirus.

Body • Institute announced donation of 11 ultra cold storage units to ensure rural communities can access COVID-19 vaccine OKLAHOMA CITY — Noble Research Institute has coordinated with the Oklahoma State Department of Health to donate 11 ultra-cold industrial freezers that will be...

Body Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has released its annual report for State Fiscal Year 2020 (SFY 2020). In congruence with the agency’s True North Strategy to become more innovative, the report is the agency’s first fully digital report.

Body LYONS, NEBRASKA – Seeking to address market disruptions created by the coronavirus pandemic, a stimulus package approved Monday by Congress included funds to directly support small-scale meat processors to help them expand and distribute meat across state lines, a decision...

Body ARDMORE — Noble Research Institute has been recognized as one of the 2020 Top Workplaces in Oklahoma among large-sized companies. Noble placed No.