ABOVE: CONGRATULATIONS TO KIAMICHI TECH – Hugo Students of the Year, Joshua Roberts and Aaron Vega! Joshua, a senior at Boswell High School, is a student in the Diesel Technology program. Aaron is an adult student in the Auto Collision program. Joshua and Aaron were each presented with a $100 check from FirstBank by Chance Martin. Also pictured is Hugo campus director, Jerrod Lundry.

THE 2022 HUGO ROTARY Scholarship recipients, given this year in memory and honor of David Dearinger. His legacy and influence continue today through the great work of Goodland Academy. Pictured (l-r) are Rotarian Alexis Dearinger (granddaughter of David), scholarship winners Angel Dotsenko, Franccesca Dotsenko, Kayla Loftin, Avery Moyer and Rotarian Jon Garrison (son-in-law of David).

Funeral services for Lillian (Watton) Maguire, of Bessemer, Ala., were held at 10 a.m. May 10, 2022 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hugo. Lilliam passed away May 1, 2022, at the age of 72.

Funeral services for Dewayne Scott White, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. May 9, 2022 at Blue Cemetery in McAlester, Okla.

J.L. Ellis, age 66, departed from this life Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, Texas.

Funeral services for Emma McQuietor Davis, of Hugo, Oklahoma., will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2022 at South Central District Building in Hugo. Emma passed away May 7, 2022, at the age of 78.

David Euell Jackson, 73, a resident of Colcord, Okla., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Ola Mae. David was born on July 25, 1947 in Badwell, Texas, the son of Tom Jackson and Annie (Whitson) Jackson. He is survived by two sisters: Mary Anne and Lois, along with several nieces and nephews.

Suzanne (Stamper) Berry lost her extended battle with cancer Sunday, May 8, 2022, surrounded by family in Jacksonville, Fla. She was 66.

A number of political observers are trying to find the appropriate words to describe why the U.S. would be admitting to Russian leader Vladimir Putin... that we were the architects of the destruction and death of Russia’s beloved “Moskva” flagship destroyer, as well as a large Russian transport early in the Ukraine war that was carrying scores of top level troops and several military leaders.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. David Hardin, R-Stilwell, today celebrated the governor’s signing of House Bill 3530 which will create a grant program for county sheriffs to combat illegal marijuana activities in Oklahoma. The bill was authored in the Senate by Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, and passed by wide margins in both chambers.