OKMULGEE –– The College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) president Dr. Monte Randall says attending a tribal college or university like CMN is an affordable opportunity for Native American students to flourish in their cultural identity while developing foundational life skills.

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Richard Emmit Raper passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 in Paris, Texas, at the age of 84. He was laid to rest in Restland Cemetery in Boswell, Okla. Richard Emmit Raper was born April 12, 1938 in Maud, Okla., to Arvel and Edith “Jarett” Raper. After graduating from Hugo High School in 1957, he served in the U.S. Marines for two years. He was manager of the Otasco store in Hugo for many years. He later worked for the Goodland Children’s Home as ranch manager, where he retired. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church. He liked to read and his book of choice was his Bible. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved ranching and gardening. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Ranean; his parents, Arvel and Edith “Jarrett” Raper; brother, A.J. Raper; sisters: Barbara Campbell and Donna Being.

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HUGO –– On July 21, Self’s Small Engine Repair was awarded a $5,000 Small Business Forgivable loan from Choctaw Nation Small Business Development and the Choctaw Development Fund. Self’s Small Engine Repair is owned and operated by Brandon Self and offers repairs and refurbishment sales of small power equipment in Hugo, Oklahoma.

Felony 067 – Austin Darryl Ryan: Assault and battery upon a police officer. 068 – Sedrick Moltke Frierson: Bringing contraband (weapons/ explosives/drugs/ etc) into jail.

The Fort Towson Historic Site will host Mexican-American War Days: A Long Walk in the Sun on Sept. 16-18. This free event will feature an encampment set in the 1846-1848 time period of the Mexican-American War. Educational presentations and opportunities to interact with experts in the fields of infantry, Mountain Howitzers, dragoons, and field artillery will bring this underrepresented period of history to life with sights, sounds and smells to ignite the imagination. Public presentations will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.