The Buffaloes earned well-deserved bragging rights after placing fourth at the 2023 Cheerleading State Championships in Tulsa over the weekend. Hugo scored a 240.8 overall, trailing only Newkirk, Bridge Creek and Harrah in the small co-ed division.

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With 1:19 seconds to go in the first quarter, Idabel led Hugo 7-0 in what had already been a physical battle between rivals. When Warriors’ quarterback Waylon Phillips dropped back to pass, all heads turned toward the Buffaloes’ sideline where an Idabel receiver was rushing toward the corner of the end zone in anticipation.

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• Goodland Academy awarded $5,000 to provide stable environment for youth ITC Great Plains is supporting youth through a $5,000 grant awarded to Goodland Academy. Goodland Academy’s priority is to provide education and a stable environment for all children and adolescents in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.

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Hope Pregnancy Care Center celebrated its 18 years of service recently. Oleta and Mike Bryant are the founders, opening on Sept. 20, 2005. Their Pastor at the time was Mike Armes. He supported the center and encouraged them, and Jesus has provided for the center all these years. “Through the years we haven’t received any government funding or any grants,” Oleta Bryant said on her Facebook page. “God has provided all of our every need. Our first baby is going to be 18 and we are still here providing help in our community. To God be the Glory and I truly appreciate everyone who has supported us through the years.” The care center is a faithbased, pro-life, nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization that provides physical, emotional, mental, transitional and spiritual support.

Hugo’s Southside Baptist Church is hosting a gospel concert featuring Walter Plant on Oct. 7, 2023, at 6 p.m.