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Candidates for municipal positions filed for April 6 election

5 years ago By News Staff

Those on the ballot for the April 6 municipal elections include: City of Hugo • Council member At Large Darren Frazier Richard Higginbotham • Council member Ward 1 Bart Tedder Josh Armes Earl Dalke Earl Dalke • Council member Ward 3 Gaylon Ridenour Juanita Latimore • Council member Ward 4 BJ Lemmons Layton Cox County Commissioner District 2 Darrell Kerr James Walker Town of Boswell • Board of Trustees (three positions) Henry Hopkins Mary Phifer Ola Mae Moore Mark Fuzzell Trisha Marshall • Town Clerk Cliff Sanders Town of Fort Towson • Board of Trustees (two positions) Lisa Davidson • Board of Trustees (three positions) Edna Reeves Dawn Alvey Cathie Carothers • Town Clerk/Treasurer Jimmy Brandon Judy Fuhrhop Judy Fuhrhop Town of Sawyer • Board of Trustees (one position) Kat Brainerd • Board of Trustees (two positions) Mickey Ausmus Stephen Bowers • Town Clerk/Treasurer Jay Bode Town of Soper • Board of Trustees (three positions) Justin Logue Shafiq Rehman Shafiq Rehman Welcom Wiginton Welcom Wiginton.

Buffaloes spank Durant Lions in back-to-back wins

5 years ago By News Staff

HUGO — The Hugo Buffaloes took down the Durant Lions in both mens and ladies games in Hugo last week... all by comfortable margins.

KEION JOHNSON sails into the paint to put up two points for the Hugo Buffaloes in their big win against the Durant Lions.

Boswell takes pair from Achille

5 years ago By News Staff

BOSWELL — Boswell’s Scorpions took two wins off of Achille last week with the ladies prevailing 40-29 and the men, 52-34. Kamria Williams led the Lady Scorpions with 11, followed by C’Miya Williams 8, Liberty Pierce and Ashton Eastwood 6, Christian Jeffries 4, Jaden Brown 3, and Miah VanDuren 2.

JERREN COOPER adds a soft touch to two points for the Boswell Scorpions in their win over Achille.

Coach Simpson speaks against high school shot clock...

5 years ago By News Staff

This is Alan Simpson, and I’d like to inject some rhetoric concerning the shot clock for high school basketball. I am a retired basketball coach from Byng and a member of the following Hall of Fames: The Oklahoma Coaches Association, the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association, as well as the Oklahoma Tennis Coaches Association and Murray State College.

COACH ALAN SIMPSON Former Hugo Buffalo Coach and one of three Hugo Coaches named to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Hugo News File Photo

2021 MC-6 Basketball Champions!

5 years ago By News Staff

RAMS ARE MC-6 CHAMPIONS! The Rattan Ram basketball team recently defeated the previously undefeated Valliant Bulldogs (77-52) after previous wins over Fort Towson (48-32) and Haworth (72-36.) Members of the team include: Alisha Williams-Johnson, Coach Michael Clay, Grady Grimmett, Coy Green, Luke Clay, Logan Smith, Cale Clay, Cal Birchfield, Christian Hickman, Davin Parsons, Keegan Robertson, Jace May, Jake Echelle, Bryce Jackson, Jonah Vance, Cailin Jamison, Courtney Reese, and Assistant Coach Melanie Burgess. Players getting special honors for the tournament included: Cal Birchfield — All Tournament; Jace May — Most Valuable Player and Cale Clay — All Tournament.

Volunteers sought for statewide COVID-19 vaccination effort

5 years ago By News Staff

OKLAHOMA CITY –– The Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) is seeking medical and non-medical volunteers to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts at more than 50 points of vaccine dispensing (PODs) locations statewide.

Ombudsman Supervisor’s Corner: Financial exploitation

5 years ago By News Staff

Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse. Studies have shown that about 5% of Americans 60+ experienced financial mistreatment by a family member in a single year. Most exploitation complaints to long-term care ombudsmen involve perpetrators from outside the facility.

Decrease in COVID cases?

5 years ago By News Staff

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Lance Frye, issued the following statement recently in response to the recent decrease in COVID-19 case numbers.