HUGO FOOTBALL RETURNS to Gene Nesbit Stadium, for the first home game on Sept. 10. The Buffaloes’ season will kickoff at Dickson on Aug. 27. More about the 2021 Hugo Buffaloes can be found in today’s Hugo News, page 1C-7C!

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Attorney General John O’Connor and Governor Kevin Stitt released the following statements following the unanimous ruling by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals that the McGirt case does not apply to convictions retroactively.

The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 1 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep...

Aleph 1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart— 3 they do no wrong but follow his ways.

Jeremiah’s Complaint 1 You are always righteous, Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? 2 You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit.

HAWORTH — With anticipation high for a big 2021 fall baseball season, the Rattan RAMS overcame an 0-1 first-inning deficit to slam the Haworth Lions Monday with a decisive 10-1 win. Haworth opened the game in the first inning with a one-run lead when Qualls singled on a 3-2 count and scored one run.

The Buffaloes will be having their annual PIE AUCTION FUNDRAISER on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 p.m. The event is one of the most popular of the year and helps the team raise funds for needed items for the upcoming football season.

Oklahoma came in at No. 3 in the USA Today Sports American Football Coaches Association Top 25 preseason poll released Tuesday.

New Rules for Turkey Hunting to Begin This Fall In a special meeting June 28, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Com mission approved significant changes for wild turkey hunting season dates and bag limits. The changes will become effective for the fall 2021 wild turkey season going forward.

• Oklahoma first in the nation for legislation that provides tax credits to businesses that host drives for employees to donate blood while at work Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to pass legislation encouraging blood donation through business tax policy, legislation that was...