BOSWELL — The Boswell Scorpions recently booked three wins in four games with victories coming over Rock Creek (11-2), Kremlin Hillsdale (6-0), Mulhall Orlando Panthers (9-3) and a loss versus Pleasantvale (5-1).

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, praised Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s stance ensuring fair treatment of both public and private school athletic teams.

Contributing Writer The Hugo Public School Board terminated assistant varsity boys basketball coach Demontre Akins after a nearly three-hour due process hearing last week. The firing resulted from an altercation between Akins and two high school students after a basketball game in February, which was caught on camera and witnessed by multiple students and school officials.

to point Publisher More kudos to Choctaw County’s former State Senator George Burns, as the Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation that would return Hugo Lake Park to the Oklahoma state park system. Burns has steadfastly supported this move as our State Senator, even as we have gotten the “cold shoulder” from the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and its board members.

“Mr. Speaker, I could not stand for a more important topic today and it is what I believe is one of the greatest threats facing our country: our $31.5 trillion national debt.

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Four decades after a rare neurological disorder first surfaced, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has determined its cause thanks to tiny flies. Scientist Wan Hee Yoon, Ph.D., used Drosophila, the common fruit fly, to pinpoint a genetic mutation that more recently caused severe developmental and metabolic issues in four children of Middle Eastern descent.

The KEDDO Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program is looking for special people to visit and advocate for longterm care residents. Most residents just need a friendly face to listen and convey to them that someone cares. An Ombudsman can work to resolve any concerns or problems residents may have within the facility. The Ombudsman volunteer is a person who cares enough to want to make a difference in the resident’s life and will work with the facility to resolve their concerns.

A culinary collaboration with cultural overtones has opened in historic Fort Towson, Okla. Cherokee visionary Cathie Carothers and Choctaw chef Judy Fuhrhop combine business savvy with great cooking skills to bring fine dining to Choctaw County with the opening of the Fort Towson Depot Steakhouse.