TVSHKA HOMMA –– Members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) remembered the journey of their ancestors at the 2021 Trail of Tears Memorial Walk. The COVID pandemic prevented a live walk in 2020. Held on the Historic Capitol Grounds of Tvshka Homma, the event returned Saturday, May 15.

Felony 052 – Scott Eugene Lindamood: Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. 053 – Jimmy Ray Smith: Domestic abuse, assault and battery.

Right: FORMER HUGOAN and HHS grad, Mike (Mushulatubbe) Simpson has been busy for several weeks participating as an extra in the upcoming blockbuster movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” under the direction of legendary movie producer Martin Scorsese.

The Hugo board of education met in special session on June 1.

THE 59TH ANNUAL HUGO PRCA RODEO kicks off Wednesday with the slack events. Main performances will be held Friday and Saturday at Todd Whatley / Lige Hammock Memorial Arena. Royalty contestants (pictured left) will be crowned Saturday. For more details, look inside today’s Hugo News, 1C-10C.

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY –– The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Pushmataha County, Okla., early Sunday morning.