Early voting begins soon for area school board elections

Body
Early voting is available Thursday, Feb. 8, and Friday, Feb. 9, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the County Election Board, located at 300 E. Duke St., on the ground floor of the County Courthouse across from the Sheriff’s Office. Early voting is not available at polling locations.

Buffs unable to bring best game due to illness

Body
Buffaloes dropped games to Valliant and the Oklahoma City Storm over the weekend after a round of illness and injury swept through the team. Hugo’s lineups were noticeably different when they fell to Valliant, 47-36 and OKC, 53-40 with numerous starters being limited to single digit minutes.
Buffs unable to bring best game due to illness

Lady Buffs put it all together against Valliant

Body
Hugo News Sports HUGO — Last Friday night, things clicked for the Lady Buffaloes. After a string of tough losses against opponents from larger classes, Hugo broke their losing streak with a 59-49 homecoming win over Valliant.
Lady Buffs put it all together against Valliant

Alzheimer’s Association offers indoor activities to keep people with dementia engaged this winter

Body
While many families are caring for their loved ones at home, finding ways to stay engaged and active indoors during the cold winter months can be challenging for many Americans, but it can be particularly challenging for the millions of people living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 70,000 individuals are living with Alzheimer’s in Oklahoma.

Choctaw Nation partners with OSU, CDC to combat tickborne disease

Body
DURANT –– The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has partnered with Oklahoma State University (OSU) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch tickborne disease surveillance across the Choctaw Nation Reservation. Tick samples from each of 10 counties will be analyzed to identify community hotspots at risk for tickborne disease, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a tickborne illness that has increased across the reservation in recent years.