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Registration is now open for the annual Missing in Oklahoma event on Nov. 7, 2026 from 10 a.m.

Governor Kevin Stitt recently sent letters to President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, and congressional agriculture leaders urging action to expand interstate market access for qualified Oklahoma meat processors.

STILLWATER –– Reduced rainfall and weeks of hot, even record-breaking temperatures are decreasing forage production and nutritional quality in cattle, potentially impacting their health and production.

HUGO — Members of the Choctaw County Foreward economic development team met Thursday at the Kiamichi Technology Center in Hugo to hear reports about a new Hugo-area business start-up, and to get the latest update from Oklahoma Natural Gas representatives about the pipeline project that is already...

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

• Budget reflects strategic investments to strengthen communities The Choctaw Nation Tribal Council on Sept. 12 unanimously approved a comprehensive expense budget of $3.1 billion for fiscal year 2027.

Sheilah Gibbs, of Hugo, was the winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 18 out of 24 games correctly. Gibbs guessed closest (375) to the OU Sooners’ total yardage (369) to edge out Cheryl Ball and Edward Johnson.

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) newly renovated facility in Talihina is bringing expanded health care services to the community.

Contributing Writer The Hugo Lady Buffaloes have struggled the last couple years. This season brought more struggle. They hadn’t won a game and hadn’t even scored a run in several of them. They lost their prior six games by a combined score of 96-10.