Southeast Oklahoma readies for April 8 solar eclipse

HUGO — Residents of Southeast Oklahoma are in for a celestial treat on April 8 this year, as our part of Oklahoma, and the United States falls directly in the path of a rare mid-day total eclipse of the sun. The event is so significant, it is expected to draw tens of thousands of tourists from all across the United States to bear witness to its unusual mid-day darkness and obscuration of the sun…