Body • 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...

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

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

Body 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.

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

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