Billie Alvin Harkins went to his heavenly home on Dec. 28, 2025, at the age of 86. He was born on Sept. 21, 1939 in Swink, Okla., the son of Alvie Lee Harkins and Laura Jane (Miller) Harkins.

Dorothy Griffith, of Idabel, Okla., passed away Jan. 6, 2026, at the age of 66.

Graveside services for Glynnie Lee (Krebbs) Dill-Pebsworth, of Boswell, Okla., were held Jan. 9, 2026 at the Dill Family Cemetery in Boswell.

Dian Eileene Darity, lovingly known to many as “Nana,” passed away peacefully Jan. 6, 2026 at home in Sawyer, Okla., at the age of 82.

Graveside services for LaQuela Joyce (Sturgeon) Goodwin, of Hugo, Okla., were held Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 at Antlers City Cemetery in Antlers, Okla.

Deborah “Debi” Ann Brewer, of Boswell, Okla., passed away Jan. 6, 2026, at the age of 55.

HUGO — Even in his 38th year of coaching, Hugo Buffalo head coach Darnell Shanklin has made it clear that he thinks the road to the Oklahoma basketball playoffs includes early-season battles against the biggest and toughest competition.

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has received $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate genetic changes believed to be catalysts for the autoimmune disease lupus.

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