FOR RELEASE: The Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce’s Beautification Committee hosted its bi-annual downtown beautification day Thursday. The group, led by committee chair Jay Hinds, planted flowers and trees and trimmed shrubs along Broadway and Jackson Streets, as well as picking up trash at Lions Park.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– A Hugo teen was airlifted to a Texas hospital last Thursday afternoon, after a single-vehicle wreck approximately one mile west of Sawyer on US Hwy. 70.

Those filing for city/county/state offices include: County Assessor Rhonda Cahill (R) County Treasurer Cheri Stacy (D) County Commissioner District 1 Rex F. Moffatt (R) Jim Bob Sullivan (R) Argus Lindsey (D) County Commissioner District 3 Roy Dean Scott (R) Tony Perry (R) Aaron Young (R) Debra Dyas (R) Harold J.

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Felony 021 – Cecil Eugene Thomas: Failure to register as a sex offender. 022 – Jeremy Boyd Allen: Possession of CDS with intent to distribute.

Friday, April 22 Fried Chicken Candied Yams Cabbage Corn Bread Macadamia Cookies Wednesday, April 27 Spaghetti Corn on the Cob Salad Texas Toast Jello.

April is National Safe Digging Month. Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Dana Murphy is reminding Oklahomans that any outdoor digging project this spring should start with a phone call.

High temperatures will soar into the mid-80s from Wednesday through Friday along with a clearing trend. The weekend is looking like a 50% chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday with highs in the low 80s.

The Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Chamber Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 at Stage 271 in Grant.

We’ve officially completed the bulk of committee work for this session after the April 14 deadline to hear measures that originated in the House in our Senate committees, and vice versa, the House completed their work on the bills we have approved. The Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget will continue to meet throughout the rest of session to vote on budget bills as we work to finalize the Fiscal Year 2023 budget.