New findings from scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation could clarify a lingering mystery about chemical changes in the brain that occur during stress-induced drug abuse relapse of methamphetamine and cocaine.

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced a $2 million allocation to the state Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) to fund statewide evidencebased substance abuse interventions.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Team are excited to announce the launch of the first annual school garden contest for Oklahoma.

Felony 030 – Jakavious Meeks: Prisoner placing body fluid on government employee. 031 – Nickolas Allen Jones: Burglary, third degree.

Being honored as the Oklahoma District 19 Superintendent of the Year makes looking back at the past nine years of being a part of the Hugo Community and serving the students and staff of Hugo Public Schools even more meaningful. I am both proud of the progress we have made and am sad to be leaving.

Graveside services for Bobby Lee Vantrees, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2022 at Wade Family Cemetery in Unger, Okla.

Larry K. Speer, of Boswell, Okla., passed away April 28, 2022, at the age of 75.

Memorial services for Peggy Lee Gillean will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2022 at the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Chapel in Hugo, Okla., with Brett Gillean officiating. Peggy passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Rowlett, Texas, at the age of 85.

All across the 50 states, local governments are morphing, changing, breathing new life into rules under which citizens are to be governed.