Kaylee Hart Middleton passed from this life Feb. 12, 2023 in Hugo, Okla. She was born to Cynthia Thompson on Sept. 12, 1983 in Anchorage, Alaska. Kaylee and her mother moved to Hugo when she was an infant and was raised by her grandparents, Roy and Bobbie Thompson. Kaylee is preceeded in death by her mother, Cynthia Thompson; grandparents: Roy and Bobbie Thompson; brother, Christopher Ward; nephew and niece: Benjamin and Kaitlyn Buchanan.

Memorial services for Rodney Jones, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Memorial services for Neil Matthews, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 10, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services for Clarence Gilbert Weekly, of Hugo, Oklahoma., will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023 at South Central District Building. Clarence passed away April 5, 2023, at the age of 87.

A paradigm-shifting discovery at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has opened a new pathway to finding treatments for maintaining and growing muscle mass. OMRF scientist Aga Borowik, Ph.D., discovered that the nuclei in skeletal muscle cells, called muscle fibers, continue replicating DNA after reaching maturity.

• TSET gathers local leaders to discuss rural health in Oklahoma The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) hosted a live virtual panel with local experts on March 29 to discuss the current state of rural health in Oklahoma. Event panelists shared critical expertise and insight on improving health outcomes in rural communities.

the point Publisher We have good news from our former State Senator George Burns concerning Hugo Lake State Park. Sen.

THE FRONTIER A state board tasked with expanding access to broadband Internet to Oklahoma households has shifted millions in federal money to instead upgrade telecommunications systems for emergency responders. Legislators previously rejected funding such a plan.

Much of San Francisco is facing an economic death spiral brought on by post-pandemic woes, the San Francisco Chronicle said in an editorial. The article is headlined, “San Francisco could be on the verge of collapse.

Citywide spring cleanup will be held April 14-15, for those with a current city of Hugo water bill. All items must be taken to the landfill on S.