The Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OkMOM) partners announce that its annual two-day free dental clinic will take place Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 at the Stride Bank Center in Enid. The event is celebrating its 15th year in 2026.

Dedicated to public education, school board members across the state are committed to providing every opportunity possible to students in their community. January is School Board Recognition Month, providing local schools and communities the chance to honor Oklahoma’s more than 2,500 elected school board members for their dedication and service.

Choctaw County Genealogical Society is having their February meeting on Monday, Feb. 2 at 6 pm at the Choctaw County Library. We will be talking about ChatGPT and how to use it to enhance your research.

Friday, Jan. 30 Chicken Spaghetti Sweet Peas Salad Rolls Brownies.

First Baptist Church of Hugo will celebrate Byron Smith’s 30th Anniversary as Minister of Youth and Education on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Touching hundreds of lives, Byron has served the youth of FBC and the Hugo community with the love of Christ since 1996. Byron received a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor in Business Administration & Management from Texas A&M University. Byron has two daughters: Lauren Harrison and Alexandra Huff, and four grandchildren: Olivia, Grayson, Hadley and Parker.

The Bureau of Land Management leased 31 parcels totaling 20,399 acres in New Mexico and Oklahoma for $326,811,240 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal government and state where parcels are located.

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) supports a stay of enforcement in the Oklahoma v. Poultry Integrators ruling while the case proceeds through the federal appeals process.

HUGO — Efforts to expand teamwork among a number of economic development professionals, government officials and citizens continue to expand and build upon both relationship building and upon better organization and presentation capabilities that relate to regional industrial, commercial, retail and tourism assets. Sponsored by Choctaw Nation Sr.