Three days after the government reopened and despite the radical left Democrat caused shutdown, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins continue to put Farmers First, including the unprecedented move to reopen more than 2,000 county FSA offices in the middle of the government shutdown so farmers could continue to access U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) services during harvest. Today, the USDA will continue to support farmers and will release billions in disaster assistance for those recovering from natural disasters across the country.

Funeral services for Sherry Taylor were held Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 at First Baptist Church of Valliant, Okla.

Funeral services for Louis E. Wheaton, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 at the South Central District Building in Hugo. Louis passed away Nov. 19, 2025, at the age of 76.

Dr. Glenn Mollette We can and should celebrate Thanksgiving every day.

HUGO — Five families are suing Hugo Public Schools after Choctaw County Sheriff’s Deputies say a middle school special education teacher was caught on video abusing several disabled students in her classroom.

Funeral services for Robert Ray Snow were held Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 at Snow’s Arena in Garvin, Okla.

Contributing Writer FORT TOWSON — In the first half, both Legacy Christian and Fort Towson utilized a full court press with hyper aggressive play from their point guards. One would reach in and steal the ball and be headed the other direction, while the other would come from behind and steal it right back. When they appeared settled, a simple pass to the wing would be picked off and headed the other direction. It was controlled chaos by both squads with exceptional defense and quite poor offensive play.