By Andy and Renie Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Jim sat down at his desk that morning only to be immediately summoned into his supervisor’s office.

DURANT –– “Cornival” will take a close look at tanchi or corn, the traditional crop basic to a variety of food and medicinal recipes throughout the history of Choctaw people. Activities will include educational presentations, traditional games, social dancing, make-and-take craft projects, and more.

• Third Quarter Oklahoma Economist Released OKLAHOMA CITY- The Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released its latest issue of the quarterly publication the Oklahoma Economist, titled “Harvesting the Wind: Oklahoma’s Strong Electricity Growth Has Few Agricultural Tradeoffs.” Oklahoma is known for its oil and gas production, but in recent decades, the state’s electricity generation has increased principally from gains in wind energy, according to Cortney Cowley, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. “Oklahoma’s net generation of electricity increased by 25% from 2010 to 2023, while total U.S.

USDA announced funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) for fiscal year 2025. NRCS accepts applications year-round for ACEP Agricultural Land Easements (ACEPALE) and Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE).

• Entrants are eligible to “win only one time” during the regular contest period and may be eligible for the Bowl contest. • Entry blanks are available at all sponsor locations.

The Hugo FFA Rodeo will be Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14 beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has placed the city of Hugo under a consent order after receiving several complaints from citizens of Hugo regarding sewage backing up into homes and property in the vicinity of W.

Sheilah Gibbs, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 14 out of 18 games correctly. Gibbs guessed closest (416) to the OU Sooners’ total yardage (249) to edge out Cheryl Ball and April Johnson. Pictured, Gibbs (left) collects the $50 weekly prize from Kristi Machell of Ameristate Bank, where she obtained her winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS, First United Bank, Jiffy Lube, AmeriState Bank, Buffalo Grill, Sonic, Hugo Lake Marina & Cabins-LIFT, Homestead of Hugo, Security First National Bank, First Bank, Pruett’s Food, Red River Coop, Shelter Insurance-Julia King, Ed Wallace Ford, Hugo Express Pharmacy, R.E. McGuire Insurance-Ernie Taylor, Jay Hodge, U.S. Cellular. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.

The regularly scheduled Boswell board of education meeting for Sept. 12 has been canceled due to a conflict of schedules.

of Hugo, was last week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 17 out of 18 games correctly. Pictured, Wolf (left) collects the $50 weekly prize from Emilye Covington of Buffalo Grill, where he obtained his winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS, First United Bank, Jiffy Lube, AmeriState Bank, Buffalo Grill, Sonic, Hugo Lake Marina & Cabins-LIFT, Homestead of Hugo, Security First National Bank, First Bank, Pruett’s Food, Red River Co-op, Shelter Insurance-Julia King, Ed Wallace Ford, Hugo Express Pharmacy, R.E. McGuire Insurance-Ernie Taylor, Jay Hodge, U.S. Cellular. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.