The deadline to register for the Feb. 10 Hugo City Council Special Election is Friday, Jan. 16. Any application mailed must be postmarked by midnight on Jan. 16 and any voter who registers online must be timestamped prior to 5 p.m. on Jan. 16.

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BOSWELL –– Lucile Morehouse, the daughter of Nate and Autumn Morehouse of Boswell, has been recognized with three significant environmental and youth leadership honors for 2025: the Global Youth Award, the Presidential Environmental Youth Award (PEYA), and an Eco-Hero Award Honorable Mention.

Jesus Like Melchizedek 11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priest-hood— and indeed the law given to the people established that priest-hood— why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron? 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also. 13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar. 14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. 15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.” a 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

A Common Destiny for All 1 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them. 2 All share a common destiny— the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, a the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.

Publisher In the last few years, pristine and scenic rivers in Southeast Oklahoma have become the target for several municipal and commercial ventures, primarily focused upon using excess flows from the Kiamichi River for urban use or for electric power generation.

As Middle East tensions mount and unrest escalates internally in Iran, the Trump administration on Tuesday labeled Muslim Brotherhood branches in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as terrorist organizations.

BROKEN ARROW — Following a contentious week that saw supporters and opposition for a new Islamic Society of Tulsa center that was being proposed to be constructed on a large city parcel of land in Broken Arrow, members of that town council voted 4-1 on Monday to deny rezoning for a 15-acre Islamic center and retail complex proposed by the Islamic Society of Tulsa on land owned by the North American Islamic Trust. Locals raised practical concerns like traffic congestion, stormwater drainage, and septic capacity during intense testimony from over 400 speakers, while council members emphasized their decision focused on infrastructure feasibility, not religion. The vote followed a planning commission recommendation for approval and came amid an Oklahoma Attorney General probe into the project’s compliance with state laws, given NAIT’s past links to a terrorism-financing case it denies. Vice Mayor Bill Green cast the lone yes vote, citing economic benefits, as the decision halts the project for now with appeals possible.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that Bill and Hillary Clinton had “declined” to refuse a Congressional subpoena to testify before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee during its Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking hearing. Chairman James Comer says he may seek Court action on their denial..

Sarah Drinnon Threet, a vibrant soul whose laughter was as colorful as her oil paintings, embarked on her final adventure on Oct. 2, 2025 at the Paris Regional Medical Center. Born on June 4, 1960 in Hugo, Okla., Sarah’s life was a canvas of joy, creativity and love, a masterpiece that would make even the Mona Lisa crack a smile.