• Entrants are eligible to “win only one time” during the regular contest period and may be eligible for the Bowl contest. • Entry blanks are available at all sponsor locations.

WILBURTON — Eastern Oklahoma State College has received an unprecedented $16 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott through her foundation, Yield Giving. This donation marks the largest single donation in the college’s more than 117year history.

Through a program known as “The Choctaw Community Partnership Fund,” the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has been providing voluntary quarterly payments/contributions to city and county entities where the Choctaw Nation operates non-gaming businesses.

City of Hugo City Council At-Large Seat County School Board Seats (Office No. 1) Boswell Heather Pierce unopposed Fort Towson Tracy Lynn Frost unopposed Hugo Public Schools Hollie Kaye Whitbeck unopposed Soper Public Schools Robert Lloyd Spalding unopposed Election Date: Feb.

President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $12 billion available in one time bridge payments to American farmers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs that are still impacting farmers following four years of disastrous Biden Administration policies that resulted in record high input prices and zero new trade deals. These bridge payments are intended in part to aid farmers until historic investments from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including reference prices which are set to increase between 10-21% for major covered commodities such as soybeans, corn, and wheat and will reach eligible farmers on Oct. 1, 2026.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma educators can apply now for Fund for Teachers fellowships, which give teachers the opportunity to pursue self-designed professional learning. Fund for Teachers Fellows use their grant funds to pursue educational experiences around the world.

Hugo News Sports BROKEN BOW — Despite a 66-21 loss to Broken Bow Saturday night, the Lady Buffs are still in high spirits. With a young team and only two games under their belt this season, Hugo knows there’s plenty of room for growth and improvement, and coach LaSha Cook is looking forward to that process.

Hugo News Sports BROKEN BOW — The Buffaloes beat Broken Bow 43-34 in their second game of the season and final game of the Broken Bow Classic on Saturday evening. After a slow start in the first half, Hugo came out of halftime with renewed energy and put on a clinic in the paint in the second half.