School bond election –– for our kids and our community On Tuesday, Sept. 14, a bond election will be held in the Hugo School District.

APRIL JOHNSON, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 15 out of 19 games correctly. Pictured, Johnson collects the $50 weekly prize from Les Shumake of First United Bank, where she obtained her winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS, First United Bank, Dyer Quick Lube, AmeriState Bank, Red River Counseling, Sonic, Hugo Lake Marina & Cabins-Little Dixie, Busy Bee, Security First National Bank, First Bank, Pruett’s Food, Superior Wheel & Tire, Shelter Insurance-Julia King, Ed Wallace Ford, Stoned 4 Survival, R.E. McGuire Insurance-Ernie Taylor, Jay Hodge, U.S. Cellular and Hugo Express Pharmacy. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.

The Choctaw Nation Health Care Center in Talihina, Okla., has begun treating patients infected with COVID-19 with the REGEN-COVTM infusion therapy. The treatment is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) similar to the three available COVID-19 vaccinations.