• Choctaw Nation, OBI seek convalescent plasma donors; Chief, Assistant Chief lead effort to help Coronavirus patients DURANT — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) are hosting a convalescent plasma drive in Durant to aid Oklahomans diagnosed with COVID-19. The plasma drive is set for 10 a.m.

The Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 14. Board members and guests outlined their expectations for the Chamber during 2021. These included promoting local businesses and industrial development, improving the quality of life in our area, and growing tourism. The feelings of the group about the work of the Chamber can be best summed up with the phrase, “keep the momentum going.” Under the leadership of Michele Frazier over the past years, the Chamber has accomplished a great deal in improving our community.

HUGO — An investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) into a shooting that resulted in the death 47-year-old B J. Youngblood has led to the arrest of 34-year-old Thomas “Tommy” Phillips M.

KEEP MOVING FORWARD! The annual Martin Luther King Day Parade and Peace Walk were held in Hugo Monday afternoon. The parade, themed “Stick to the Plan,” featured cars, motorcycles, ATVs, go-karts and participants on foot. Many people came out to partake in the festivities and honor Dr. Martin Luther King.

District 19 State Representative JJ Humphrey has been named by House Speaker Charles McCall to a number of committees that serve the people of Oklahoma. Humphrey will serve on the following committees as the next legislative session gets underway Feb.

President-elect Joe Biden proposed increasing the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 to $15 an hour as part of his Coronavirus relief package announced Thursday night. Such a dramatic increase would exacerbate the devastating impact economic lockdowns are having on small businesses, while doing great harm to 10.7 million Americans who are unemployed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presidentelect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday will look like no inauguration before it in American history.

The swearing-in of the 46th President of the United States (Joe Biden) and the first ever female to hold the office of Vice-President (Kamala Harris) will be the biggest news event on planet earth on this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

Graveside services for Carl Eugene Miller, of Valliant, Okla., were held at 11 a.m. Jan.

Graveside services for Barbara Dominick, of Soper, Okla., were held at 11 a.m. Jan.