Louis E. Wheaton
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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.
Sherry Taylor
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Funeral services for Sherry Taylor were held Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 at First Baptist Church of Valliant, Okla.
Robert Ray Snow
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Funeral services for Robert Ray Snow were held Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 at Snow’s Arena in Garvin, Okla.
Fort Towson wins thriller!
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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.
Key facts at a glance
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Case: John Does 1–5 v. Hugo Public Schools & Yolanda Dunbar.
Candidate filing begins Monday for local school boards, Hugo city council
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Candidate filing for the Board of Education and a Special Hugo City Council Election begins Monday, Dec. 1 for six Choctaw County area school districts, and for an Unexpired “At Large” position for the City of Hugo City Council.
Suspect changes plea to ‘not guilty’ after previously admitting to murder
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Armando Mustafo Rojas-Caceras, who reportedly, previously admitted to the murder of Hugo’s Traci Byrd in McIntosh County on Oct. 28, has now entered a plea of “Not Guilty.” According to official reports, Rojas-Caceras is being held without bond on a complaint of murder in the first degree, deliberate intent.
Tribes, Governor Stitt and AG Drummond continue clash over hunting, fishing enforcement
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A growing dispute over hunting and fishing enforcement on tribal land has led to public criticism, conflicting statements from state leaders and a new federal lawsuit involving three of Oklahoma’s largest tribal nations.
Hugo Public School faces federal lawsuit after videos show abuse of disabled students
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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.
Trump administration delivers second stage of crop disaster assistance for farmers
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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.
