By Andy and Renie Bowman Comments to: Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com While watching TV the other night, a commercial came on that got my attention. Yeah, that’s right.

STILLWATER –– A few simple steps can help cattle producers become more effective in battling respiratory disease in their herd, get full value of any vaccine they purchase and possibly increase their operational profit in the process.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, will hold an interim study this fall before the House Common Education Committee investigating the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA). A date for the study has not yet been set.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Mark Allen, chairman of the Oklahoma Sportsman Caucus and member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation executive council, said he has grave concerns regarding the introduction of House Resolution 8167 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution would repeal the landmark Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937, which Allen said has been a critical measure to fund wildlife conservation efforts across the state and nation.

Mark your calendars for our August Second Saturday demonstration, Growing Mushrooms at Home! The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a mushroom growing class on Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 1 – 3 pm. The class will be led by Midnight Mushroom Co.

WILBURTON — The Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA) has announced Shelley Free of Kiamichi Tech as the 2022 OASA District 20 Superintendent of the Year. Free will be recognized at the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) Summer Leadership Conference on June 7- 9, 2022.

I know the highest temperature I see on that map is 113, but you just never know on days like this. With the proper air pattern--maybe some downslope SW winds--we could still hit some of those higher temps that take us back to 2011 and 2012.

GOOD SAMARITAN RETURNS LOST MEDS to Wal-Mart Pharmacy — Daniel Birdwell was preparing to do some shopping last week at Wal-Mart in Hugo when he noticed a small sack containing a vial of prescription pain meds in the cart. It appeared the bottle containing the pills had been unopened, indicating they may have fallen out of someone’s pocket or shopping cart. Birdwell knew the individual would not want to be without the medication, so he returned it to the Pharmacy staff so they could verity that it had not been tampered with and return it to the rightful owner. Above, Birdwell waits while Wal-Mart Pharmacy staffers Camille Griffith and Kayla Stafford accept the returned meds. In a world that seems to be overfilled with hardship and grief, it’s nice to witness someone taking time to return valuable medicine and show consideration for others. Well done, Daniel Birdwell! Hugo News Photo / Stan Stamper

Sitting alone at the end of a large conference table inside the Hugo Public Schools Administration Building, Jacquline Mitchell was overcome with emotion. A member of the school district’s support staff for roughly nine years, Mitchell had just learned she would be retaining her position as a cook at the schools after the school board chose to reverse the initial decision to terminate her.

Last week, Senator Manchin blindsided his Democratic colleagues when he reversed course on his previous demands that their agenda be focused on tax reform and declared that he would not vote to raise taxes on the rich or massive corporations. In doing so, he dashed Democrats’ hopes to pass any sort of meaningful tax legislation before November. He also ironically proved, by showing the country just how shamelessly he is controlled by his wealthy donors and peers, just how important it is for us to tax the rich.