The Eternal Life Fellowship Church family will honor their Pastor and wife, Dr. and Sis. David Monk with an appreciation service at 3 p.m. Dec. 15. Guest speaker will be Dr. Arthur Jefferson, Pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Clarksville, Texas.

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Felony 143 – David Levi Rosson: Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon afcf. 144 – Taylor Jet Semple: Falsely personate another to create liability.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Adair County. The virus was detected in a commercial poultry flock.

• To ensure food sovereignty on the reservation Choctaw Nation Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Hunters for Food Sovereignty Program is inviting hunters to participate in the program by donating deer meat. The program will take donated harvests and distribute the meat to tribal members via community centers on the reservation.

Bowl Game Tiebreaker will be Oklahoma’s total offensive yardage without going over against Arizona in the Alamo Bowl Game. NOTE: Deposit the entry blank in the contest box at The Hugo News or mail to this newspaper before 11:30 a.m.

• 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.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– An Antlers, Okla., woman lost her life after a two-vehicle collision occurred at a dangerous junction approximately three miles east of Soper, known as the “Y,” on Saturday, Dec. 7.

• Choctaw Nation announces the Outstanding Elders of the Year The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma hosted the 2024 Outstanding Elder banquet to honor the elders from each district who stood out as exceptional examples of the Chahta spirit, going above and beyond for their communities. Jerry Bohanan of Smithville, Okla., and Gina Self of Hugo, Okla., were the recipients of the 2024 awards.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Joe Clay Harris, age 39, of Boswell, Okla., entered a guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.