Contributing Writer The Idabel softball team had a convincing 22-2 win over Hugo. Idabel pitcher Reece England was outstanding, only allowing three hits all game.

Georgia E. Boykin, age 89, of Oklahoma City, Okla., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. She was born in Lone Wolf, Okla., on Sept. 3, 1935 to Dewey and Birdie (Wright) Riley. She married the love of her life, Garland Boykin, in 1951, and they were together until his passing in 2017.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General Gentner Drummond is continuing to fight against illegal immigration in Oklahoma by appealing an injunction that has halted enforcement of Oklahoma’s new immigration reform law.

Mary Helen O’Bannon, a cherished matriarch and beacon of love and strength, passed away peacefully on Sept. 20, 2024, at her home in Andrews, Texas, on her 90th birthday.

I have been a law enforcement officer for approximately 35 years, and I know when a law enforcement officer lies on the witness stand, their credibility is gone. Politicians are known for lying but I have tried to establish myself as honest, transparent, and a person who fights corruption.

HUGO — When freshman running back D’Airreon Jeffries grabbed the football out of the air on a bobbled kick return in the opening seconds of Hugo’s game against Dickson and turned upfield, he unknowingly set the tone for what would become a highly chaotic game.

A federal judge has denied alleged assassin Ryan Routh’s request for bail, saying he is both a flight risk and a danger to the public. U.S.

Lajauana G. Milam, a woman of selfless love and gentle optimism, passed away peacefully on Sept. 18, 2024 in Ardmore, Okla., losing her courageous battle to Parkinson’s Disease and Metastatic Breast Cancer.

to point Publisher I find it sad that young people trying to spread their wings and raise families in our current environment...are not only having a hard time, many have elected to remain single or not have families at all.

Graveside services for Billie June Cogburn was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 at the Sobol Cemetery Pavilion. Billie passed from this life on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, while being cared for by her husband of almost 79 years, Leon Cogburn at their home together.