Prior to construction of Hugo Lake on the Kiamichi River that was completed in the early 1970s, the City of Hugo acquired water for its citizens from the Kiamichi River dating back to Statehood, and also from a number of water wells.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Four-year-old Barry was rambunctious and energetic.

• Star of Hulu special “Testify” Longtime stand-up comedian Billy Wayne Davis is headed to Choctaw Casino & Resort – Grant on Friday, Feb. 14! Davis has a decade of experience under his belt, including touring across the United States and around numerous countries.

the point Publisher I think it’s appropriate to ask a simple question of rural Oklahoma/American citizens. Why are you not so interested anymore in how your small community and county governments function? Why do local school board seats not attract several citizens who are willing to contribute a small fraction of their time in order to ensure good and solid operation of their schools? Why do city council seats go vacant for months at a time and why do people who accept nominations to those seats either go to sleep at meetings or show little interest in operational dialog? It is not our intent to paint all such boards with a broad negative brush.

On the Assad family’s 53-year reign coming to an end: “So, the [entity] that’s wounded the most here is Iran. Some stability will take place I believe in Syria now that Assad is gone.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is once again making headlines, this time after a highranking member resigned amid a criminal investigation. On Nov.

“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”

Hugo News Sports The Lady Buffs are out to a 2-2 start one week into the season. Hugo started strong with a 69-29 win over Henryetta in the season opener at home last Tuesday before going 1-2 at the Madill Winter Classic at the end of the week.

Hugo News Sports One week into the season, Hugo has already been dealt three heartbreaking losses. In the season opener, Hugo fell to Henryetta 79-76 in overtime before traveling to the Madill Winter Classic where they dropped games to Durant (45-42) and Dickson (59-56).

Contributing Writer Great defense and ball movement just weren’t enough for Fort Towson to pull out a win in the Bennington Tournament last week. The first half was a terrific defensive effort by both teams.