Hugo teen extricated by jaws of life after crash
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PUSHMATAHA COUNTY –– A Hugo teen was injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 12:49 a.m. Sunday on Cloudy Road, 10 miles north of Rattan, Okla.
Hugo Municipal Authority receives $1,276,941 loan from OWRB
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Hugo Municipal Authority (Authority) received approval for a $1,276,941 loan Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s water metering infrastructure.
Texas man injured after motorcycle hits traffic cone
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GRANT –– Michael Mitchell, 57 of Arthur City, Texas, is listed in stable condition after wrecking his motorcycle on US 271, three miles south of Grant last Saturday. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Mitchell was traveling southbound on US 271 when he struck a construction barrel and lost control in the center median.
Hugo City Manager addresses water tower concerns
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According to Hugo City Manager Leah Savage, the north water tower is functional, but not yet at its peak. “The north tower is not yet at its full operations,” Savage said. “We are still in the construction process at the water plant, which also involves our towers. Both north and south towers hold approximately 500,000 gallons, but in the past the north tower was never able to hold water to full capacity. This is what I have stressed that we would like the new tower to do… it’s still in the works.”
Four from Oklahoma perish in south Powderly crash
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POWDERLY, Texas — Four Oklahoma motorists were killed Friday when a semi-truck failed to yield the right-of-way and pulled into their path, according to the Texas Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at 10:55 a.m.
The Southern Plains Perspective...
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“Growing wheat is getting harder in a warming world,” was the headline of a story I came across the first week of June. Needless to say, with dismal wheat crops in both Oklahoma and Kansas thanks to the drought, this definitely caught my eye.
Hugo mail carriers honored for service
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HUGO — Two Hugo USPS mail carriers with more than 30 years of service, were honored this week for their exceptional service. For the past 32 years, William “Slick” Eaton and Victor “Vic” Caraway, have worked in adjacent postal sorting stations where they have moved literally tons of mail to local residents.
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds
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(second from right) were honored Monday morning for their 30 years of service with the United States Postal Service. Pictured with them are postmaster Pamela Freeman (left) and supervisor Jessica Teague (right). Eaton and Caraway are both veterans of the United States military. See page 4A for more information.
Washington Community Center
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Friday, June 28 Ribs Potato Salad Baked Beans Rolls Sugar Cookies.
Oklahoma State releases spring 2023 Honor Rolls
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STILLWATER –– A total of 7,729 students were named to the 2023 spring semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 3,491 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A grade in all their courses.
