Eddie Ray Brown passed away on Feb. 28, 2026, at his home in Rattan, Okla., where he had lived for two years.

Deborah Sue Arnold, age 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Debbie was born on Dec.

• Historic gift brought lasting ties between Choctaw Nation, Ireland The Choctaw Cultural Center’s Choctaw-Irish Friendship Festival this year will fill two days with activities on the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day.

Choctaw County Democrats will hold their March monthly meeting at the Washington Heights Hope Center (400 W. Bissell St., Hugo) on Thursday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m.

Friday, March 13 Chicken Spaghetti Green Beans Sliced Tomatoes Rolls Jello Cups Wednesday, March 18 Chicken & Dumplings Green Beans Oven-Fried Okra Cornmeal Muffin Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Felony 014 – Steven Tyler Nicole: Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. 015 – Mark Allen McKee: DUI.

The Emergency Drought Committee met on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, and voted to approve a new program aimed to provide emergency drought assistance to Oklahoma producers. The application period opened March 9 and runs through June 30, 2026.

Rep. David Hardin, R-Stilwell, issued the following statement after the state of Oklahoma finalized settlements totaling $25.5 million with Tyson Foods and Cargill in the long-running Illinois River Watershed litigation.

HUGO –– Hugo City Council members heard department reports and presentations on potential grant opportunities from KEDDO and the Choctaw Nation during last week’s meeting.

Oklahoma Human Services will begin rolling out new chip-enabled SNAP EBT cards to residents in five counties –– Adair, Carter, Choctaw, Grady and Noble –– as part of a two-month pilot program on Monday, March 16.