Body Family Features –– Growing your own produce is an all-around smart practice, from the money you’ll save at the grocery store to the contributions you can make toward a cleaner planet. Maintaining a garden takes some effort, but it’s a project even a beginner can tackle with ease.

Body Choctaw County OSU Extension Office Area Agronomy Specialist Any sprayer, old or new, will perform better if you check it over before heading into the field.

Body The Bureau of Land Management will hold a two-day, wild horse and burro event in Hugo, Okla., March 27-28, at the Hugo Rodeo Arena. The twoday event, featuring 150 wild horses and burros, will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 27. Adoptions will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Body The deadline for the Calendar of Events is 12 p.m. each Tuesday.

Body The Washington Community Center

Body Felony 017 – Marcus Shaquille Lindsey: Domestic assault and battery by strangulation. 018 – Jeffrey Kyle Childers: Domestic abuse, assault and battery.

Body The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast. He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

Body Choctaw County Election Board officials recently received a Konica Minolta Color BizHub C360i multifunction copier donated by the Choctaw County Health Department. The copier became surplus after technology upgrades at the Health Department.

Body Carter throws two-hitter

Body Funeral services for Vernon Dewane Thomas, of Moyers, Okla., were held March 15, 2026 at Rocky Point Cemetery. Vernon passed away March 11, 2026, at the age of 81.