The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) and the Choctaw County Public Library are collaborating to provide the Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) program. The classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 17 through Aug. 4, 2022 at the Choctaw County Public Library located at 703 E. Jackson St. in Hugo.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced awardees for Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative launched in 2003 to recognize businesses and organizations that implement best practices and policies that support improved health and wellness.

Nearly 850 4-H and FFA students and more than 250 coaches from 34 states gathered in Oklahoma for the 69th National Land and Range Judging Contest, May 5, 2022. After two days of practice at sites in the Oklahoma City area, the contest was held near El Reno, Oklahoma at the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribal Headquarters.

You are invited to learn about growing nutritional and tasty herbs at the Fort Towson Historic Site on Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 1-3 p.m. Master Gardener Jean Maniger will share her expertise on producing high yields of herbs. Site staff will be on hand to answer questions about the three types of gardens that were grown when the fort was active from 1824-1854, to provide balance to a frontier diet of salted meats, beans, and flour.

You actually did it. You won the election.

Brancen Redman, a graduation senior at Antlers High School, has been named one of 620 semifinalists in the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 5,000 candidates expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2022.

ABOVE: CONGRATULATIONS TO KIAMICHI TECH – Hugo Students of the Year, Joshua Roberts and Aaron Vega! Joshua, a senior at Boswell High School, is a student in the Diesel Technology program. Aaron is an adult student in the Auto Collision program. Joshua and Aaron were each presented with a $100 check from FirstBank by Chance Martin. Also pictured is Hugo campus director, Jerrod Lundry.

THE 2022 HUGO ROTARY Scholarship recipients, given this year in memory and honor of David Dearinger. His legacy and influence continue today through the great work of Goodland Academy. Pictured (l-r) are Rotarian Alexis Dearinger (granddaughter of David), scholarship winners Angel Dotsenko, Franccesca Dotsenko, Kayla Loftin, Avery Moyer and Rotarian Jon Garrison (son-in-law of David).