Football Contest winner

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SHATAVIA MCCARTY, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 15 out of 17 games correctly. Pictured: Shatavia’s husband, Ernest (right) collects the $50 weekly prize from Shane Spillman of Security First National Bank, where she obtained her winning entry blank. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.
Football Contest winner

Antlers will bring solid team to Hugo

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The Hugo Buffaloes will play host Friday night to a very solid Antlers Bearcat football team. The Cats are good on both sides of the ball and have several athletes who rank high in Oklahoma Class 2A football stats.
Antlers will bring solid team to Hugo

Hugo Middle School Cheerleaders...

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BACKING THE HUGO MIDDLE-SCHOOL BUFFALOES allseason long this year has been this dedicated Cheer Squad. Pictured at a recent game in Hugo were: (front, l-r) Ja’Miya Johnson, Gracie Armstrong (Captain) Kacie Reynolds, Brooke Ward, Brooklyn Brook. (Back, l-r) Makenzie Rushin, Meadow Payne, Jaylee Magar, Emma Earley and Jaelynn Arms. Not pictured: MaKatlynn Sanchez.
Hugo Middle School Cheerleaders...

Can hospitals create better bed management through math?

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The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on a significant healthcare problem: a sudden inundation of critically ill patients can take a hospital’s bed capacity to the limit –– and beyond. “COVID threw healthcare into an enormous temporary imbalance, especially early on as hospitals struggled to manage the influx of patients,” says Sanjeev Agrawal, co-author with Mohan Giridharadas of Better Healthcare Through Math.

Fall garden tasks to protect your landscape from winter wildlife damage

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As the seasons change, we adjust our gardening tasks and plantings to match. Animals also make changes this time of year, often changing their eating habits and dining locations. These adjustments can impact your gardens. reduce the risk of damage by starting in fall to protect your landscape from hungry animals this winter.
TO PROTECT plantings from rabbits, use fencing that is at least four feet tall or a repellent that discourages them from dining on plants. Photo Courtesy / MelindaMyers.com