On Monday the former president of the Choctaw County Library, Inc. Board of Directors was charged with embezzlement of board funds following a month-long inquiry from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

grabs County Fair Awards! Otona Self won two 2nd place ribbons for her photography. JoLynn Self won grand champion and 1st place for baby carseat cover and bassinet; 1st place bead work; 1st place quilt top; 1st place on two paintings; 1st place on a fabric hot air balloon; one 2nd place and one 3rd place. Cecilia Self Hendricksen won

A new Oklahoma CareerTech program will connect students and employers interested in work-based learning. Get Skilled Now, scheduled to go live in August, will be a free, online platform that will allow CareerTech students and employers to find each other for work-based learning opportunities.

The HHS Lady Buffs basketball team is working hard to raise money for their program this season. David Vann, who’s in his first year as the Buffaloes head coach, has his team out in the community for a variety of fundraisers.

Hugo News Sports When the Buffs took the field Friday night, they knew they were walking into an uphill battle. Beggs — who had yet to play a game this season — finished second in its district last year, losing only two regular season games.

Hugo News Photos By Bobby Hamill.

An experimental drug being tested to treat a rare blood disorder may also benefit people who have sickle cell disease, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists have discovered. In research models, the compound reduced the length and severity of vasoocclusive crises, the most frequent and severe complication of sickle cell disease, said OMRF Cardiovascular Biology Program Chair Lijun Xia, M.D., Ph.D., who led the study.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Last week, Attorney General John O’Connor criticized the ongoing campaign by the abortion industry and others to confuse and mislead the public about abortion laws, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent historic overturning of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. He also released a guidance document for law enforcement after the State’s most recent abortion law became effective.