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HUGO — The Hugo Buffalo basketball program training grounds are alive and well at Hugo Middle School. The junior Buffaloes went 1-2 against the sparky Wright City Lumberjax Monday night, dropping the seventh grade game 22-15; winning the eighth, 30-20, and dropping the ninth-grade contest, 23-28.

Citizens of Hugo and Choctaw County proudly joined the nation, and much of the world, in honoring and celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Fort Towson Tigers claimed a pair of games last week from Soper, with the boys posting a decisive 53-14 win and the Lady Tigers winning, 39-26. Tim Hutchinson led the Tigers with 16, followed by Kaden Wilson 10, Omar Gardner 7, Allen Hutchinson and Konner Johnson 5, Mason Moore 4, and Brady Freeman, Drew Earthman and Deshon Rose each had two.

the point Publisher I can’t remember when so many political wars were being fought on so many fronts. Both parties continue to demonstrate the very lowest level of statesmanship as voting on important legislation generally follows party lines.

McCURTAIN COUNTY –– A pedestrian was injured last week after being struck by a car on a private road at International Paper. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Eric G.

HUGO –– The city of Hugo has announced notice of a general municipal election, for the election of council members. Offices to be filled include the Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 4 positions.

Oklahoma Human Services began accepting online applications on Jan. 10, for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This federally-funded program helps income-eligible families with their winter heating utility bills. Applications are accepted online at OKDHSLive. org.

REI Oklahoma and its Women’s Business Center receives a $10,000 grant to launch a scholarship and microgrant initiative to help elevate single mother and single women businesses owners in Oklahoma REI Oklahoma, an economic development nonprofit, was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Women’s Foundation of Oklahoma. The purpose of this grant is to help propel the launch or growth of small businesses that are majority-owned by single mother or single women households through their Women’s Business Center. REI Oklahoma and its Women’s Business Center serve all 77 counties in Oklahoma.

STILLWATER –– The Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture recognized three transfer students for their excellence both in and out of the classroom during their first year at OSU.