• Oklahoma Department of Health & Substance Abuse services announces ‘Be Kind to Your Mind’ campaign The relaxing days of summer are coming to a close, and the back-to-school season will be here soon. As students, teachers, administrative personnel and guidance counselors start the new school year, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) announces the “Be Kind to Your Mind” campaign.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist $3.1 million to investigate a possible cause of heart disease among people with diabetes. Chi Fung Lee, Ph.D., will use the five-year grant to better understand how obesity and diabetes contribute to cardiomyopathy, which is an abnormal weakening of the heart muscle.

Hugo City Manager Leah Savage was recently elected to the OML Board of Directors representing District 3, made up of the following counties in Southeast Oklahoma –– Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Leflore, McCurtain, Pittsburg and Pushmataha.

• New signage and an expanded lineup of products and brands will arrive in the coming weeks HUGO –– Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced recently the Hugo location of Orscheln Farm & Home has begun its transition to Tractor Supply. The Hugo store is one of 81 Orscheln Farm & Home locations Tractor Supply acquired in October 2022.

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.

This week, members of the Oklahoma Legislature overrode Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of legislation authorizing a one-year compact with tribal governments that allows the issuance of tribal vehicle tags.

OSU Extension The Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development program is designed around the concept of learning by doing –– and that concept isn’t just for club members. Parents and volunteers came together recently for a full day of handson learning.

NORMAN –– Researchers from the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are identifying areas that experience the most extreme heat in Oklahoma City as part of NOAA’s 2023 Urban Heat Island mapping campaign.