Yard of the Month goes to Rickey and Vanessa Harrison at 401 N. J St. in Hugo. The immaculate yard features many plants, flowers and trees and a beautiful vegetable garden. Pictured with the Harrisons are Harolynn Wofford, Sammye Thacker and Mary Cook with the garden club.

Friday, Aug. 11 Pork Chops Black-Eyed Peas Baked Potato Corn Bread Strawberry Cake Wednesday, Aug.

Pict ured below: First Bank was the winner of the Sharing Hope Food Bank drive –– Battle of the Banks. They collected more than 7,800 pounds of food. The Sharing Hope board is pictured presenting the trophy to President Bruce Akard and employees.

Felony 084 – Andrea Michelle Minton: Aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs, fentanyl. Misdemeanor 072 – Atony Xavier Alexander: Reckless driving, first offense.

HUGO –– Discussion regarding several agenda items led to a lengthy Hugo city council meeting last Tuesday. Employee insurance benefits will continue with medical and dental covered by Blue Cross after a motion by councilwoman Tina Bunn.

Recent Goodland Academy news: On July 14 the Goodland Board of Trustees named Chris Scott as CEO of Goodland Academy effective immediately. The vote was unanimous across the board. Chris’s Interim period was for three months and he has made dramatic improvements on campus. There are more kids on campus to serve and several building renovations are taking place! Chris is in the process of creating more partnerships to fulfill future programs.

Hugo News Sports HUGO — Hugo softball is in good hands, with Buffalo alum Heather Bunn taking over as head coach and immediately getting to work to revamp the once-strong program. Bunn, who was the first ever All-State softball player from Hugo, played college softball at three different programs in four years, collecting numerous NJCAA awards and playing in the NAIA Softball World Series for Louisiana State University at Alexandria.

Football season is right around the corner, and that means it’s time to start marking your calendars with preseason events. Thursday, August 10 Annual Pie Auction: The Buffaloes will hold their annual pie auction fundraiser at Gene Nesbit Stadium at 7 p.m.