The Frisco Baptist Association Evangelism Conference will be Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 at First Baptist Church of Hugo and Oak Grove Baptist Church of Hugo.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has confirmed and notified the CDC of the state’s first death of a child from influenza this season. The death occurred in a southeast Oklahoma child under the age of 5.

• OMRF receives $5.8 million for autoimmune disease research The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation $5.8 million to work toward easier diagnosis and better treatment options for Sjögren’s disease, an autoimmune condition. In Sjögren’s, immune cells attack moisture-producing glands, causing painful dry eyes and mouth.

Funeral services for Michael “Mike” Dean Halcomb, of Boswell, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 at Old Bennington Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Michael passed away Feb. 2, 2024, at the age of 61.

Funeral services for Edgar “Leo” Ball, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Feb.

Funeral services for Alpha Hill, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Feb.

Ronald Sexton, of Hugo, Okla., passed away Feb. 4, 2024, at the age of 76.

Memorial services for Billy “Bill” Ray Watkins, of Paris, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Feb.

The Buffaloes fell to Kingston, 50-33 on Saturday afternoon after a slow start. Hugo has a reputation for fighting its way back into games and pushing teams to compete until the final buzzer.

Hugo News Sports Hugo’s Lady Buffaloes fell to Kingston, 64-37 Saturday afternoon in a game that highlighted a seasonlong issue for Hugo. While the Buffs have shown great strides from the beginning of the season to now, one persistent problem has been their inability to play complete games. More often than not, Hugo’s games are tales of two halves. Against Kingston, the Lady Buffs put up just 10 points in the first half before their scoring picked up in the third quarter. They were able to score 27 in the final two quarters, but Kingston had already amassed such a lead that there wasn’t much chance of Hugo mounting a comeback.