23 “I will heap calamities on them and spend my arrows against them. 24 I will send wasting famine against them, consuming pestilence and deadly plague; I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts, the venom of vipers that glide in the dust.

The fall of 1976 was in a significant election period in America’s storied history and it had several ramifications that had a direct impact on Southeast Oklahoma.

HUGO –– Michael Whitbeck, a sophomore at Hugo High School, was a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, which was held June 26-28, 2024 just outside Boston, on the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus.

by Dr. Gary Scott Smith As Americans mourn the death of the nation’s oldest ex-president and celebrate his life, they will disagree about the effectiveness of his presidency and the impact of many of his policies.

Five Amorite Kings Killed 16 Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. 17 When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah, 18 he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it. 19 But don’t stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.” 20 So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely, but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities. 21 The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.

• Ahead of winter’s respiratory virus season The Choctaw Nation Department of Public Health has launched a Respiratory Health Hub to prepare local communities for the upcoming winter respiratory virus season with information on respiratory virus prevention, symptoms, and current viral positivity rates within the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Health System. The site includes weekly trends of influenza, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), and COVID-19 positivity rates, which updates each Monday.

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January • Vandals raze radio station tower; steal copper wiring. • Da’Cari Williams was named the 2024 Hugo News Baby of the Year.

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