• Third highest tree pollen levels detected in five years Very high range: Allergy alert! Combined tree pollen counts reach very high levels once again this spring –– third highest tree pollen levels since 2021. Oak tree pollen (including Blackjack, Post and Bur) alone is at three times the very high alert count level.

The Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) has announced the transition to the Epic electronic health records system and a new patient portal –– the MyChart app. MyChart, a secure online platform and app, offers a range of features which empower patients to take an active role in their healthcare journey.

Gideon Defeats the Midianites 1 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength has saved me.’ 3 Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’ ” So twenty- two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.

Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh 1 The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel. 2 It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), a crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth, 3 descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

With less than a month remaining until the May 7, 2025 federal REAL ID deadline, Service Oklahoma has issued more than 2.1 million REAL ID-compliant credentials statewide. A REAL ID is not required to drive or for in-state identification but may be needed to board domestic flights or enter certain federal buildings starting May 7.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Years ago, right after I began Coffee-Time Column, a friend suggested I write an article addressing “Dealing with your ex after the divorce.” Now, I don’t know much, but I do know that a writer is foolish to attempt to write about an unfamiliar subject.

Funeral services for Samuel Richards, Sr., of Hugo, Okla., were held April 14, 2025 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home. Samuel passed away April 8, 2025, at the age of 62.

Emma Sue (Martin) Green, 86, of Hugo, Okla., departed this life on April 12, 2025, to be with her Lord Jesus. Emma Sue was born Sept. 16, 1938 in Bluff City, Ark. She was the youngest of 10 children of Curlin Monroe and Lula Dee (Franks) Martin. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Waldo, Ark., for many years. After moving from Waldo to Hugo in 2006, she joined First Baptist Church of Hugo.

Mary Frances (Maynard) Horton, 81, was born on Jan. 9, 1944 in Frogville, Okla., the daughter of Wiley “Earl” Maynard and Ila “Faye” (Lightfoot) Maynard. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill Horton; her brother, Tommy Wayne Maynard; and her sister, Earlene Meager.

Wilma Jean Rose passed away on April 8, 2025, in Savoy, Texas. Wilma Jean was born Nov. 28, 1949 in Hereford, Texas, to Wilma Jones and Claude Rose. She is survived by her two sons: William “Billy” Strobl and Eric Strobl, both of whom are from Denison, Texas. Also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wilma Jean is preceded in death by her mother, Wilma Jones; her father, Claude Rose and her brother, C.J. Rose.