BY ODWC Game Wardens Posting private property with “No Trespassing” signs is equally important to deter trespassers and successfully press charges against those that ignore the warning. “I have a trespasser!” That might be the most common call I receive as a game warden, and the trend will likely continue as more properties are divided and developed.

Blue River: July 11. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal and rising, water temperature is 79°F and murky. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass slow on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, river channel, rocks, and weed beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and stinkbait around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.

Lucile Morehouse, daughter of Nathan and Autumn Morehouse of Boswell, Okla., competed in the United Taekwondo Alliance Grand Nationals this year in Plano, Texas. Morehouse is a student under Master Rick Arnold with Arnold’s Martial Arts in Sherman, Texas.

In the wake of last week’s ruling by the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, which stated that the City of Tulsa did not have the ability to enforce municipal laws upon certain tribal members, Hugo News reached out to chief law-enforcement officials in Hugo and Choctaw County for their reaction to the court’s action.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– A Hugo man was injured in a onevehicle accident Sunday afternoon. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, James Diggs, 63, was traveling eastbound on E2090 Rd.

FORT TOWSON –– Young people can learn about the natural world around us with a forestry program presented by Oklahoma Forestry Services Education Coordinator Tony Pascall (pictured). The program will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15. It will include hands-on activities that teach about what the forest is, its role and how people can better interact and care for a forest.

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has released the unofficial results of the 2023 general election. Tribal Council Member District 2 Tony Ward 562 Brent Minter 168 Tribal Council Member District 3 Eddie Bohanan 632 Kay Haering 110 Tribal Council Member District 8 Perry Thompson 836 Larry Wade 220 Tribal Council Member District 11 Robert Karr 987 Nellie Meashintubby 288.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced recently that USDA is making investments that will create new and better markets for agricultural producers and food businesses in 19 states across rural America.