After Pastoring for more than 30 years in east Texas, Bro. Edwin Findley is now the Pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Hugo and is a Chaplain for May’s Hospice.

People with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have heart disease as those without. However, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist’s recent discovery could someday reduce that statistic.

An often overlooked factor has the potential to boost businesses’ bottom line: employee fitness. Lance Walker, who leads Oklahoma State University’s Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute as the inaugural Rick and Gail Muncrief Executive Director, spoke Tuesday at a workshop on obesity, current and future treatments and how employers can help motivate their employees to live a more healthy lifestyle.

Hugo Elementary School announces it has received a $3,750 Classroom Enhancement grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation administered by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. The grant will be used to assist in funding Science Around the Room, which will allow Hugo Elementary School to provide educational opportunities that will expand its students’ horizons.

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The EPOCH TIMES Almost a third of individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine suffered from neurological complications including tremors, insomnia, and muscle spasms, according to a recent study published in the journal Vaccines.

Hugo News Sports EUFAULA — The Buffaloes played their last regular season away game on Friday night, falling to Eufaula in the first cold weather game of the year. Eufaula is 7-2 overall and undefeated in district play, and on Friday it was easy to see why.

James Turner, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 15 out of 18 games correctly. Pictured, Turner (right) collects the $50 weekly prize from Dawn Bond from Homestead of Hugo, where he obtained his winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS, First United Bank, Jiffy Lube, AmeriState Bank, Red River Counseling, Sonic, Hugo Lake Marina & Cabins-LIFT, Homestead of Hugo, Security First National Bank, First Bank, Pruett’s Food, Red River Co-op, Shelter Insurance-Julia King, Ed Wallace Ford, Hugo Express Pharmacy, R.E. McGuire Insurance-Ernie Taylor, Jay Hodge, U.S. Cellular. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.