Fort Towson officials report that the precautionary water boil advisory issued last week has been lifted. They were notified Dec.

KIAMICHI TECH-HUGO students hosted a canned food drive in an effort to alleviate hunger during the Christmas season. Students collected more than 2,000 pounds of nonperishable food items. All items were brought to the Hope Chest Resale Shop and will help a new initiative, the Esther Project, that will assist individuals and/or families in need.

HUGO –– Hugo Police arrested an adult and a minor last Tuesday after a drive-up shooting occurred near S. E St.

DENSE FOG made it hard to travel Tuesday morning in Choctaw County. Those traveling westbound on Hwy.

Ten Hugo Buffaloes were named to the 2A-6 All-District football team this week. They include: Offense: Quarterback Landon Lemmons; running back La’Marcus Davis; fullback Aden Parish; wide receiver Ashton Barnett; offensive tackle Noah Joe; center Kameron Allred.

SOPER — Soper’s Lady Red Bears battled the Fort Towson Lady Tigers to a 41-all tie last week before claiming the win with a 7-3 overtime advantage. Both teams came out blazing in the opening quarter and battled to a 14-12 tally with the Lady Tigers in the lead.

HUGO’S LADY BUFFALOES were crowned Tournament Champions at the recent Antlers Lady Bearcat Invitational. Pictured above are (front, l-r) Sha’Tiya Akins, Rakia Smith, Jamiah Brown. (Back, l-r) Coach Chris Scott, Zion Bills, Asia Jordan, Kelicia Cook, Kaydrin Scott, Brindley Allensworth, Assistant Coaches LaSha Cook and Pat McGee. Photo Courtesy Charlie Bob Wibben

Monday was a learning experience for the Hugo freshmen basketball teams, who both fell to Broken Bow. Coaches Chris Scott and Demontre Akins have a similar outlook on the freshmen teams, which is that they’re all about learning the game and understanding what it takes to play at the high school level.

OMAR GARDNER soars above the rim to fire home two of his 16 points for the Fort Towson Tigers against the Soper Red Bears. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– The Oklahoma State Department of Health held a media briefing Dec. 9, to provide updates on the state’s response to COVID-19.