A BEAMING HUGO FOOTBALL HOMECOMING QUEEN, KEAIRA SPEAR, is flanked by four beautiful members of her court including (l-r) Breanna Wolfe, Emilye Covington, Spear, Jayci Teague and Jennifer Joness. Hugo News Photo by Bobby Hamill

When it comes to healthcare, 2020 continues to be a bitter pill –– and people in the industry are reporting it could get worse. A nation already staggering from the COVID-19 pandemic also faces a shortage of healthcare providers in all areas, from family physicians, to dentists, to nurses and beyond.

October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) awareness month. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) wants all parents of new babies to know that there are steps they can take to protect their children from the risk posed by SIDS.

Hope Pregnancy Care Center celebrated a grand reopening Sept. 20 at its location at 1000 W.

We have a sunny week ahead but a strong cold front will move through and drop out high temperatures from the 80s on Wednesday to the 60s by Friday. Currently there is no rain in our seven-day forecast unless a shower pops up along that cold front at midweek.

Hugo Middle School Library held a Literacy Night on Sept. 15, 2020. There were more than 30 parents, students and faculty who attended, and six stations from which attendees could choose to participate. Drinks and free bookmarks were available to all.

The Veterans Day Ceremony scheduled for Nov. 11 in Tvshka Homma will be cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

BOSWELL — Boswell Mayor Buck Eastwood was arrested Friday and booked into the Choctaw County jail on a felony warrant for “malicious injury to property… over $1,000.” Choctaw County Deputy Sheriff James Dill (No. 1214) wrote in affidavit of probable cause report that he received a phone call from George Holder on Aug.