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Red River valley Business spotlight

7 months ago By News Staff

Body Phone: 580-919-1503 Out on the southern outskirts of Hugo nestled along the northern side of the Jake Pullen Bypass and Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hugo RV Park is now open for business.

Sean “Booger” Loyd Hughes

7 months ago By News Staff

Body Funeral services for Sean “Booger” Loyd Hughes, of Valliant, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home in Valliant. Sean passed away Dec. 27, 2025, at the age of 54.

Annual Choctaw Nation golf tournament raises money for scholarships

7 months ago By News Staff

Body The third annual Choctaw Nation Gaming & Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament raised more than $319,000 for the Chahta Foundation Gaming & Hospitality Scholarship Program. The tournament was held at the Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, on Oct.

Annual Choctaw Nation golf tournament raises money for scholarships

State leaders challenge Tribal claims, AG’s opinion

7 months ago By News Staff

Body In a new court filing, state officials challenged the claim made by tribal leaders that tribal members in eastern Oklahoma are not subject to state hunting laws. Attorney General Gentner Drummond, in a politically motivated and legally unsound opinion, backed up these claims.

AG opinion declares Stitt’s tribal hunting policy illegal

7 months ago By News Staff

Body Attorney General Gentner Drummond released a binding legal opinion declaring that federal law prohibits Oklahoma from prosecuting tribal members who hunt and fish on their own reservations. The opinion stands firm against Gov.

AG opinion declares Stitt’s tribal hunting policy illegal

Senators Mullin, Heinrich reinstroduce bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act

7 months ago By News Staff

Body U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) reintroduced the bipartisan Indian Buffalo Man-age-ment Act, legislation that promotes Tribal capacity to own and manage buffalo on tribal lands.

Senators Mullin, Heinrich reinstroduce bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act

Home-grown horticulture tips for December

7 months ago By Laura Payne

Body Horticulture Educator Payne County The landscape doesn’t know it’s a busy holiday month. Don’t forget to take care of a few things to help your garden and trees through December.

Resolving to get active? Practice some self-compassion

7 months ago By News Staff

Body If your New Year’s resolutions include exercising more, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has three words of advice. “Give yourself grace,” said Zach Hettinger, Ph.D., a muscle biologist in OMRF’s Aging and Metabolism Research Program.

Resolving to get active? Practice some self-compassion

Oklahoma audit delays raise accountability fears

7 months ago By Barbara Hoberock

Body Oklahoma Voice Oklahoma Free Press OKLAHOMA CITY – A number of high-profile audits have yet to be released by the State Auditor and Inspectors office.

Feeling like a Scrooge?

7 months ago By News Staff

Body • OMRF scientists might know why Whether you feel a bit like Ebenezer Scrooge this holiday season or you crave the good feelings that accompany generosity, the cause may stem, at least in part, from your hormones and the chemicals in your brain.