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OKLAHOMA CITY — Bob Howard, a longtime Southwest Oklahoma wheat, pasture, and cattle producer, has been named the 2023 recipient of Governor Stitt’s Outstanding Achievement in Agriculture Award. Howard is the 26th inductee into the Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame, which is the state’s most prestigious agricultural honor.

• To date, over $1 billion in immediate assistance is providing relief to more than 20,000 distressed borrowers thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that nearly $130 million in additional, automatic financial assistance has been obligated for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk.

Hugo News Sports Hugo High School hired a new baseball coach after a year of playing under interim head coach Brad Greer. Greer was nice enough to step into the role after Hugo was unable to hire a head coach heading into this past season.

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2023 Hugo High School Valedictorian is Caleb Seth Joe: The son of Becka and Richard Ludlow and the grandson of Alberta and Larry Rudrow. He has lettered in football for four years, powerlifting for four years and track for one year. He also competed on the curriculum team for two years. Caleb has participated in Student Council for one year, Band for three years, National Honor Society for two years and Leo Club for four years. He was named Leo Club Volunteer of the Year in 2020 and won the Most Outstanding Player Award in band. Caleb was also a two-time First Team All District football player, was named Football Defensive Player of the Year and was a two-time state contender in Powerlifting. After graduation, Caleb plans to major in electrical engineering at the University of Oklahoma.

celebrate after making the final out of the 2023 State Class A Baseball Tournament in Edmond on Sunday. Several members of the team have been playing baseball together since they began playing in summer youth leagues.