The boards of education for the Hugo Public School District, Soper Public School District, Boswell Public School District and Fort Towson Public School District announce the annual school board election filing period for candidates for board position No. 2 will be open from Monday, Dec. 6 through Wednesday, Dec. 8.

DURANT, Okla. – The Choctaw Pow Wow returns this weekend after last year’s postponement due to COVID-19 precautions.

Well I guess this is us now! That about covers the first half of December. This stupid (not to be confused with dumb, but if you’re confused you could probably go with dumb, and if you’re still confused then you can join me in joyously accepting all three adjectives) weather pattern we are in gives us momentary glimpses of winter, which climatologically begins tomorrow (meteorologically too, but climate always rules over weather! {spits on ground}) and runs through February. Although in reality it probably starts somewhere around Jan. 4 and runs through Jan. 9? So we will continue to see temperatures run 15-20 degrees above normal at times, like Thursday and Friday.

After an impressive second-place finish in the Oklahoma District 2A-6, the Antlers Bearcats fell to a powerful No. 8-rated Rejoice Christian Eagles 62-0 in the State Playoffs Friday.

Good weather across most of Oklahoma was welcomed by the state’s deer hunters, who turned out in large numbers in search of venison to put into the freezer, a nice wall-hanger... or both.

FORT TOWSON’S puts up a shot over an opposing Bennington Lady Bear during recent basketball action in Fort Towson. The Lady Bears were to tough to handle and won the game, 48-32. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill

MACKENZIE WYATT takes the ball to the rack over the outstretched arms of a Bennington player during basketball action last week for the Fort Towson Lady Tigers. — Bobby Hamill Photo.