Jimmie Rae Taylor, of Soper, Okla., passed from this life on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at his home in the country surrounded by his family, at the age of 97.

Memorial services for Darlene Rickman, of Hugo, Okla., were held Nov. 1, 2025 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Traci Lea Byrd was born to Barbara and Geary Byrd on April 27, 1972 in Hugo, Okla. She graduated from Hugo High School in 1990 and went on to study business at the Trinity University in San Antonio.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has once again asked Oklahoma’s attorney general to investigate Steven Harpe, the former director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC).

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin defends Trump’s strikes on alleged drug boats: ‘Why would we care? They’re terrorists’ At a time when some of his congressional colleagues, including Republicans, are criticizing the administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, Sen.

A cloture vote is a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate used to end a filibuster and limit debate. It allows a bill, nomination, or other measure to proceed to a final vote. Invoking cloture generally requires a three-fifths supermajority (60 votes) in the Senate, though exceptions exist for some nominations and legislation. The vote to invoke cloture occurs two calendar days after the motion is filed and, if successful, typically sets a 30-hour limit for further debate before the final vote. Three observations: First, the cloture vote process is not in the Constitution. The U.S. Senate adopted its first cloture rule in 1917 (Rule 22). That rule required a two-thirds vote to end debate in the Senate. The rule change came about largely due to a filibuster led by a small group of anti-war senators, notably Senators Robert La Follette and George W. Norris, both liberal Republicans, who opposed arming merchant marine ships at the start of WWI. Rule 22 was further modified in 1975, lowering the threshold for most legislation to three-fifths (60 votes). Cloture is not the law of the land — it’s a rule in the Senate.

The current stalemate in our nation’s Congress (Senate) is a great deal more deadly and disastrous for many American citizens than one might think. What if it was a member of your family that died as a result of political jousting by members of the U.S.

After 30 years as a firefighter, Jason Dobson realized his risk of getting cancer was higher than the general population. So, when he learned of a clinical study to measure the potential effects of smokeand soot-related chemicals, Dobson jumped at the chance.

Choctaw Nation Department of Wildlife Conservation’s (CNDWC) is inviting hunters to participate in the Hunter’s for Food Sovereignty program by donating deer meat via three local deer meat processors. The program will take donated harvests and distribute the meat to tribal members via community centers on the reservation.

HUGO — The Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce was honored to host a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Social House, located at 208 N. Second St.