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

Memorial services for Eddie James Damron, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Nov.

Graveside services for Howard Martin Hess were held Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 at Valliant Cemetery.

Sally Holloway passed away peacefully at her home in San Angelo, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Born and raised with a spirit of kindness and strength, Sally touched the lives of all who knew her. She is survived by her children: Cindy Petillo and husband, Jeff of San Angelo, Texas, Elizabeth Duncan and husband, Terry of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Tod Holloway and wife, Pam of Haughton, La.

Funeral services for Marilyn Jackson, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 1 p.m. Nov.

Betty Jo Lyles, a cherished pillar of the Hugo community, passed away peacefully on Nov. 12, 2025, at the age of 94. Born on April 4, 1931 in Soper, Okla., Betty’s life was a testament to her kind, thoughtful and creative spirit.

strength and leadership in District 2, serving as secretary of the district’s fundraising committee and helping organize monthly community events. A fluent speaker of the Choctaw language, Aaron actively promotes cultural preservation through music, poetry, and fellowship with other elders.

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The Hugo Chamber of Commerce helds its quarterly membership meeting Thursday at Kiamichi Technology Center, and heard a number of reports as well as a presentation by guest speaker Shade Dill that focused on how people with different personalities successfully work together.

Anew report from the Office of Inspector General within the Department of Health and Human Services shows multiple states made improper Medicaid payments to managed care organizations after enrollees had died, which exposes persistent fiscal and oversight problems in the nation’s Medicaid managed-care system.