Countians file for local positions for June primary

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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.

Hugo teen airlifted after wreck

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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.

Volunteers tackle beautification

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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.
Kiamichi Technology Center’s Diesel Technology Program (with instructor Homer Chapman), Auto Collision Technology Program (with instructor Dustin Teague), Heavy Equipment Operator Program (with instructor Tanner Lester), and the Pre-Engineering Program (with instructors Steve Hardy and Roger Goza) assist with the Chamber’s beautification day.

Two Antlers residents injured in Atoka Co. crash

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ATOKA COUNTY –– Two Antlers, Okla., residents were injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon, approximately three miles west of Farris, Okla., in Atoka County. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Jerald Renteria, 34, was eastbound on OK-3 on a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle when he hit loose gravel and departed the roadway to the right.

Big first inning boosts Buffs over Scorpions

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BOSWELL — The Hugo Buffaloes saw the ball well in the first inning against Boswell last week, and plated four first-inning runs that turned out to be the difference in the ball game. The Buffaloes put up single runs in the second, third and seventh innings to post a 7-3 win over the Scorpions.
BRENDEN ROBINSON concentrates on a fly ball hit to his outfield position for the Boswell Scorpions, and makes the catch. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill

Improving your child’s health begins with awareness

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In Oklahoma, one in three kids aged 10-17 are overweight or obese, and childhood obesity has continued to rise rapidly during the COVID-19 epidemic. This National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, Shape Your Future and Swap Up, programs of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), are providing free resources to help Oklahoma kids and their families address issues related to obesity early and take back control of their health.

Blood supply falls below 50%

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Oklahoma Blood Institute has less than half of the blood supply needed, threatening a critical blood shortage for local patients, and creating an immediate need for blood donors. The national blood supply has stayed near emergency levels for months, having never recovered from COVID-related challenges.

Don’t eat the seed!

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Wheat is typically milled/ground into flour that is then used to make bread, pasta, crackers, and many other products. Wheat is one of the oldest and most important of the cereal crops. It is the second largest grain planted worldwide, based on acreage and production volume. China, India, and Russia are the countries who produce the most wheat. Combined those three nations produce 41% of the world’s total wheat. America and Canada round out the top five, Ukraine is No. 6. Ukraine is the fifth largest exporter of wheat in the world, but have halted exports of wheat to insure a domestic food supply for their own people. The United States produces 2.2 billion bushels of wheat per year and consumes a little over half that amount.