MCKINNEY — The second annual Choctaw Nation Gaming & Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament raised $161,989 for the Chahta Foundation Gaming & Hospitality Scholarship Program. This amount is matched by the Choctaw Nation, bringing the scholarship total to more than $323,000.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would nominate former GOP Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to serve as U.S.

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairwoman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) will hold a joint hearing titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth.” This second hearing on the topic of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) will attempt to further pull back the curtain on secret UAP research programs conducted by the US government, and undisclosed findings they have yielded. The hearing will examine the Department of Defense’s (DoD) reluctance to appropriately declassify material on UAPs, and ways to make sure the American public is better informed on this topic.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a source close to the Trump transition team told Newsmax Tuesday.

to point Publisher Even though last Friday’s rainfall across a dry and parched Choctaw County only totaled a fraction over one-half inch, it was nonetheless still a million dollar rainfall to area cattle producers. Hugo Lake, which has been struggling to remain a lake for much of the fall of 2024, has put on a badly needed foot of water, but much of the old Spencerville Crossing bridge area south of Carl Albert Bridge remains high and dry.

People with diabetes are at risk of developing a progressive liver disease that at some point becomes irreversible, leaving organ transplant as the only option. A new National Institutes of Health grant awarded to three Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists could someday lead to an earlier and far less invasive treatment.

Domestic violence remains a critical issue across the United States, and Oklahoma is no exception. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, domestic violence incidents have seen a troubling rise, affecting families and communities statewide.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Christopher Edward Downey, age 38, of Grant, Okla., was sentenced to 37 months in prison, with five years of supervised release, for failure to register as sex offender.

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The Iris Garden Club of Hugo met on Oct. 28 at the Burnside Community room. President Harolynn Wofford called the meeting to order, thanked the hostesses Joye Satterfiend and Holley Lowrance, welcomed everyone, introduced new member Jay Hinds and visitor Shelia Greer. Everyone recited the Gardeners Creed and Rick Lowrance led in prayer.