Being honored as the Oklahoma District 19 Superintendent of the Year makes looking back at the past nine years of being a part of the Hugo Community and serving the students and staff of Hugo Public Schools even more meaningful. I am both proud of the progress we have made and am sad to be leaving. My intention was always to finish my years in education at Hugo and retire in Choctaw County. Living apart from my wonderful wife, Rena, was too much of a hardship. I have accepted an offer to be the Superintendent of Salina Public Schools and the Hugo Board members have tentatively agreed to allow me to resign my position in Hugo. Returning to northeast Oklahoma will also mean that I will be much closer to my son and his family. I am excited about getting to be a bigger part of my 6-year-old granddaughter’s childhood.

“Can you see me now” fashion show to be held at 6 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2022 at Kiamichi Technology Center, presented by YS4CPM in association with Project G.A.I.N., R8DPG, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Family Preservation and LIFT Drug Free Communities to bring mental health awareness. Booth Registration Form: https://form.jotform. com/221077077965161 ; Participant Registration Form: https://form.jotform.com/220795077161155.

Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Melissa Hickman and Trey Hickman. Volunteer of the Year Award: Jennifer Moore.

OKLAHOMA LT. GOVERNOR MATT PINNELL spent last Thursday evening in Hugo, at Hugo Lake during the 34th annual Lt.

HUGO –– Four arrests were made last Tuesday afternoon after Hugo Police responded to a shooting on W. Duke St.

It’s been 50 years since Tony Harris ran to fame as a State Champion athlete and track star for the Hugo Buffaloes. But he never stopped running with the big dogs in his career, as he completed his Doctorate degree and most recently… his second book that presently sits in the No. 1 slot on Amazon’s business best sellers.

Hugo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Earl Dalke announced his resignation last Wednesday afternoon after accepting the same role at Salina Public Schools.

The city of Hugo was recently named with nine other Oklahoma communities as being “one of the 10-most beautiful towns in Oklahoma!” Author of the Culturetrip.com article, Sopia White commented: “Oklahoma, from mountain ranges to prairie land, the Sooner State showcases some of America’s most remarkable landscapes. The state is a mixture of the south, west and midwest, making it stand as one of the most cultural and linguistically diverse areas in the country.