MALIKI GILLEAN gets some last minute batting advice from Buffalo Head Coach Brandon Debo during the Hugo-Keys District tournament in Hugo last week. Hugo News Sports / Bobby Hamill.

Oklahoma’s only free-flowing natural river will forever remain that way if Gov. Kevin Stitt signs a bill passed this week by the state legislature.

FORT SMITH — After being a multi-sport letterman at Hugo High, graduating in 2017, Hunter Church has finally found his groove in college athletics, playing for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Lions.

New findings from scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation could clarify a lingering mystery about chemical changes in the brain that occur during stress-induced drug abuse relapse of methamphetamine and cocaine.

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced a $2 million allocation to the state Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) to fund statewide evidencebased substance abuse interventions. State law requires part of Oklahoma’s medical marijuana excise tax revenue to fund anti-drug and rehabilitation programs.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. The virus was found in a commercial poultry flock.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Team are excited to announce the launch of the first annual school garden contest for Oklahoma. Applications opened on May 1 for any public or private PK-12 school, early childhood education facility, and alternative learning environment to participate. The deadline to enter is Sunday, June 15, 2022 at 11:50 p.m.

Felony 030 – Jakavious Meeks: Prisoner placing body fluid on government employee. 031 – Nickolas Allen Jones: Burglary, third degree.