Feb. 17, 1956 – Aug. 21, 2025 If you ever had the privilege of knowing David Quillen, you probably laughed –– most often at a joke he made at his own expense. David had a rare gift for humor, a quick wit, and a way of making people feel at ease. He could turn the ordinary into something worth remembering, and his self-deprecating humor left everyone around him smiling.

Contributing Writer Despite two rain delays last week, Hugo’s Lady Buffaloes and the Lady Scorpions of Boswell finally found themselves under sunny skies for an opportunity to build up some Highway 70 in-county brownie points.

THE HUGO BUFFALOES turned out lots of big plays on both offense and defense in their opening scrimmage against Madill. Friday they will open their home football season against an always stout Honey Grove football squad. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m.

Ph.D., MPH When Zelda Hill was in college, he began noticing subtle changes in his father. The man who had always been precise began forgetting current events, mixing up dates and times, and getting lost in familiar places.

• TSET offers free resources for the school year As summer winds down and Oklahoma students prepare to go back to school, Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is offering free resources for educators and families to start the year off right. Shape Your Future offers teachers free classroom posters shipped at no cost, grade-specific elementary worksheets, fun and seasonal classroom activity sheets, helpful blogs and videos for active brain breaks.

Paris Regional Health welcomes the second class of Internal Medicine resident physicians. This group of six residents joins Paris Regional Health’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, in collaboration with the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. The program, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), offers an exceptional training experience in graduate medical education.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Matthew Carl Wilson, age 38, and Candice Marie Logan, age 35, of Hugo, Okla., were each sentenced in federal district court for transporting stolen goods across state lines.

• Chief Batton’s State of the Nation to Broadcast at 10 a.m. Sept.

Mike Brittingham, a lifelong resident of Pushmataha County, has announced his candidacy for Oklahoma State Legislature, District 19. With a proven track record in business, community leadership, and county government, Brittingham is well-positioned to bring his conservative

HUGO –– The Hugo City Council is seeking a replacement to fill the At-Large seat recently vacated by Dr. Charles Elswick.