Hugo Homecoming recap...

ANTLERS –– On Sept. 2, 2026, the Pushmataha County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to investigate a homicide.

FORT TOWSON –– The 2026 Doaksville Candlelight Tours will take place on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Doaksville Archaeological Site in Fort Towson. This year’s theme will primarily focus on the story of Dr. Eli S. Penwell in 1864.

Cathy Stanfield, of Hugo, was the winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 20 out of 24 games correctly. Stanfield guessed closest (275) to the OU Sooners’ total yardage (296) to edge out April Johnson.

DURANT –– Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Chief Gary Batton issued the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump’s expected attendance at an event on Oct.

A’Nariyah Cash was crowned the 2026 Hugo High Homecoming Queen last Friday at Gene Nesbit Stadium. Her royal court included: Jayda Kain, Jalyn Johnson, Cash, Kinsley Johnson, Jennifer Chavez, and flower girl and ring bearer Willa Compton and Shane Frierson.

HUGO — A Hugo man was arrested Saturday after allegedly striking a pedestrian with his pickup during a confrontation over the man’s attire. According to the Hugo Police Department, Sgt.

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White-tailed deer are, without a doubt, the most popular game animal in Oklahoma. And harvest numbers year after year support that claim, with more than 380,000 deer harvested over the last three years.

The presence of black bear in Oklahoma is a reminder that this state provides some of the most diverse habitat in the country. The fact that people have a chance to see and hunt black bear in the wild adds to the reasons why Oklahoma really is among the best places to live and hunt.