BOSWELL — Chase Lane Rocha, 21, of 402 E. 2095 Road near Boswell, has been arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder by the Choctaw Nation in connection with the killing of Riki Renee Amix on Jan. 24, 2023.

Hugo News Sports OKMULGEE — The Lady Buffs put on a dominant performance against Okmulgee Saturday, scoring 17 unanswered points in the first quarter, holding the Bulldogs scoreless in the third and ultimately walking away with a 65-25 victory.

Boswell seniors were recognized this past week for their contributions to the school and to its numerous academic and athletic programs..

3 ( Halftime... Boys’ Game) By Kelli Stacy Hugo News Sports OKMULGEE — The Buffaloes’ frustration was clear in the moments after their 48-43 loss to Okmulgee on Saturday.

NORMAN — Two students from Choctaw County were among more than 9,000 students at the University of Oklahoma who were recently named to distinguished honor rolls. Taryn Melia Joe, from Hugo, was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Years ago, as elementary students at a tiny country school, our bus driver took us to school in his huge station wagon. That meant we kids got to talk with him for an entire hour –– both ways. Good-natured and chatty, he would entertain us as he drove. True stories, gigantic whoppers, or funny gossip, it was all fair game to that man.

Residents and family members should protect themselves and their families from getting the flu every year. That means understanding what the flu is, how it is spread, why it is dangerous, and plan to get vaccinated.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist $2.1 million to better understand the metabolism of T cells, a critical component of our immune system. With the fiveyear grant, OMRF scientist Meng Zhao, Ph.D., will study the role mitochondria — the driver for energy and metabolism in cells — plays in T cells, one of the white blood cells of the immune system.