Wan Hee Yoon, Ph.D., has proven so adept at unraveling rare neurological diseases that two of them bear his name. The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist now hopes his newest grant will help him identify a potential treatment for one of those genetic conditions.

Wilma Ruth Avery was born April 16, 1940 and passed away Oct. 10, 2024.

Miles Robert “Bob” Kerr, of Boswell, Okla., passed away Oct. 10, 2024, at the age of 75.

Funeral services for Lenora “Boogie” Evangline (Tom) Jackson, of Hugo, Okla., will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 18, 2024 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel. Lenora passed away Oct. 13, 2024, at the age of 68.

Funeral services for Hazel Dalene (Mitchell) Gipson, of Rufe, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct.

Hugo News Sports The Buffaloes are on a hot streak, beating Okmulgee 45-6 to move to 5-1 (3-0) on the season. Hugo’s dominant win over the struggling Bulldogs (0-6) marked their fourth straight victory, giving them plenty of momentum going into a stretch of away games in Kiefer and Roland.

Kiowa 12 Soper 8 Soper’s Lady Red Bears’ wonderful season came to an abrupt end in the OSSAA Class B State Quarterfinals at Devon Park in Oklahoma City Thursday. Nerves were apparent “on the big stage.” Once the momentum shifted, they couldn’t comeback and lost to Kiowa, 12-8.

Walter Cronkite — known as “the most trusted man in America” — broadcast from a bomber in WWII on a mission over Germany. Edward R. Murrow changed investigative reporting forever with a 1960 documentary that is still taught in journalism schools today.

Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month starting in January.

The political frenzy needle continues to crawl into the RED ZONE as our entire nation goes through the knucklebiting period of time during which we select the next leader of the free world.Our country has had many such elections.