Red River valley Business spotlight
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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
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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
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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.
State leaders challenge Tribal claims, AG’s opinion
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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
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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. Stitt’s directive to arrest and charge Native Americans exercising their long-held rights.
Senators Mullin, Heinrich reinstroduce bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act
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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.
Home-grown horticulture tips for December
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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
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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.
Oklahoma audit delays raise accountability fears
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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. Audits into local towns and school districts and the state’s departments of education, tourism and recreation, and turnpikes are among over three dozen forensic examinations that have been requested and have yet to be made public, according to records released by the State Auditor and Inspector’s Office.
Feeling like a Scrooge?
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• 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. That’s the assessment of a pair of Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists.
