CHOCTAW COUNTY –– A Rattan, Okla., man was injured after a pursuit Friday night, approximately six miles north of Sawyer on County Road 4310. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Josh Smith, 27 of Hugo, was performing a vehicle safety check when he came into contact with a 2007 Chevrolet driven by Donald Burkham, 51 of Rattan.

If there was one thing that was abundantly clear in the opening minutes of Hugo’s game against Durant Monday night, it was that this year’s Buffaloes team plays with unbridled intensity. There’s no easing into the game for them; they’re already full speed ahead when the clock starts.

With 5:28 to go in the fourth quarter, fans from both sides of Hugo’s gym erupted. It was Monday night, Hugo was playing Durant, and the excitement had built to a high point. The Lions were cheering as a three-pointer sailed through the hoop to give their team the lead, while Hugo fans let out loud groans.

BOSWELL — Despite a gallant effort by Boswell Scorpions C.J. Jeffries and Kanyon Packwood,who scored 16 and 15 points respectively, Boswell was not able to corral Rattan’s Jace May and James Childers (who scored 23 and 19 respectively) and fell to the RAMS, 70-56.

An existing medication for drug overdose may have a second life-saving benefit: as a treatment for the most common heart valve disease, a study led by an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has found.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Interim Commissioner of Health Keith Reed issued the following statement regarding the identification of the Omicron variant in additional states across the country over the weekend:

There’s a very good chance this program could help you. Individuals in Oklahoma who are engaged in livestock, crop or forest production whose land use includes cropland, rangeland, pasture and private non-industrial forestland are eligible to apply for the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP). The deadline for applying in the current fiscal year is Jan. 7, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced an investment of nearly $25 million for 50 grants supporting Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FSRAN) State Department of Agriculture projects. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry was awarded $500,000 to allocate to our state partners.