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Choctaw Nation releases Tribal election guide

10 months ago By News Staff

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) has released the 2025 Tribal Election Guide, providing essential information for tribal members preparing to participate in the upcoming elections. The guide is now available online.

Celebrate July 4 with fireworks, entertainment and more

10 months ago By News Staff

• The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will light up with fireworks the week of the Fourth of July, with multiple displays across southeast Oklahoma. Get an early start to the Independence Day weekend at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Grant with a fireworks show starting at dusk on Wednesday, July 2.

Tournament Champs!

10 months ago By News Staff

THE LADY HOOPERS, coached by Elmer Gardner and Shanique Colbert, are recent Tournament Champions including a big tournament win in Paris, Texas. Members include: Serenity King, Chrisette Littlejohn, Nevaeh Webster, Aakayzia Tonihka, Amorah Bruce, Jaylee Taylor, Aakiyah Cole, Presley Roberts, Bobbi Barretta and not pictured... Assistant Coach Amy Hill Roberts.

Schier named HHS Head Football Coach

10 months ago By Scott Schier

Veteran football coach Scott Schier has been named by the Hugo Board of Education to be the head football coach for the Hugo Buffaloes for the 2025-26 football season. Schier has more than 20 years of coaching experience and is also the head Hugo Buffalo Baseball Coach, in which capacity he will continue into the 2026 baseball season.

Schier will be announcing early-season practices and other team meetings in the next few weeks.

Drummond warns consumers about scam soliciting preemptive bail payments

10 months ago By News Staff

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahoma consumers about the resurgence of a scam where fraudsters are producing fake arrest warrants and asking individuals to post preemptive bail at virtual currency kiosks.

Senate overcomes opposition to pass OBBB

10 months ago By News Staff

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at midday on July 1 after a “vote-a-rama” that began the previous day and continued through the night.

Citizens have to decide ... go forward or lag behind

10 months ago By By

to point Publisher In recent weeks the City of Hugo has been going through a change in management. I suppose every citizen in the community could offer an opinion as to what causes enough public opposition to ongoing management...

Citizens have to decide ... go forward or lag behind

Ag Secretary Rollins says OBBB finally gives American farmers a break

10 months ago By News Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. —– U.S.

Musk and Trump still at odds over BBB

10 months ago By News Staff

As the Senate moved toward a final vote on President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” Elon Musk stepped up his criticism of the bill he once called a “disgusting abomination” — and renewed his threat to form a new political party. “If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” Musk said in a post on X Monday. “Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE.” In a post earlier Monday, Musk said, “It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country — the PORKY PIG PARTY!! Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people.”

Tobacco helpline doubles free nicotine replacement therapy support

10 months ago By News Staff

The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is increasing its support for Oklahomans who are thinking about quitting tobacco. Beginning July 1, the Helpline began offering four weeks of FREE nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) — including patches, gum or lozenges — to all registrants, doubling the previous offer.