Friday night, Gene Nesbit Stadium looked like it had come straight out of a movie. On and off rain throughout the day washed away part of the midfield logo, the grass was saturated and coming out in large clumps, and smoke from the grill on the visitor’s side rolled across the field creating an atmospheric haze.

The Boswell Scorpions are headed to the Oklahoma Class A State baseball playoffs after defeating the LeFlore Savages twice in Regional play, and suffering only one loss to Tupelo, 0-1. In the deciding game Friday, the Scorpions fell behind, 0-1 in the second inning, but plated four runs in the third to take a 4-1 lead.

The Rattan RAMS are again headed to the Oklahoma Class A baseball State playoffs. They earned the trip by being named co-Regional Champions after defeating Latta, losing a close 8-6 game to the Red Oak Eagles, and then defeating Latta, 7-6 in a tight thriller.

HUNTER SIMS squares up to pull in a pass completion from Hugo Buffalo Quarterback Landon Lemmons during Hugo’s tight game Friday with Eufaula. Also pictured open in the flat is receiver Ashton Barnett. HUGO NEWS / Bobby Hamill

Hugo News interstate shuttle vehicle is For Sale. Vehicle has 160,000 highway miles and has never required anything but oil changes! Very solid and drives like new! $4995.

The Claremore Progress newspaper is reporting that Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced plans to join 10 of his GOP counterparts at the Mexican border this week.

Senators piled criticism onto Facebook Tuesday as a whistleblower accused the company of making choices that put profits over people. Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, testified in person before a full Senate Commerce subcommittee panel, urging Congress to hold the tech giant accountable for what she said was the harm it inflicted on children and its refusal to properly police its content.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has emailed a letter to President Joe Biden telling the nation’s executive that his actions are an embarrassment and destructive to the nation and its allies. The full text of the letter is below.

A Johnson O’Malley meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

We have no rain but lots of sunshine in the forecast through Saturday with high temperatures climbing from the low-80s early in the week to the low-90s by Saturday afternoon. I am expecting a cool down by Columbus Day on Oct. 11 with highs only around 82 degrees.