DURANT –– Southeastern Oklahoma State University has announced the schedule and speakers for the 15th Biennial Native American Symposium – “States of Sovereignty” – which will be held on the Durant campus on Friday, November 17.

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HUGO –– The Electrical Lineman Training Program at Kiamichi Tech graduated its third class on Friday, Nov. 10.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Applications are open for Fund for Teachers fellowships, which give Oklahoma educators who teach pre-K through 12th grade the opportunity to pursue self-designed professional learning.

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November is National Family Caregivers Month. There are more than 11 million family caregivers in the U.S and nearly half of these caregivers provide help to someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist $2.9 million to investigate how glycans, a special type of sugar group, can perform many essential functions in the gut.

The Iris Garden Club of Hugo met Oct. 23 at the Burnside Community room. The room was decorated with beautiful fall colors and arrangements. The hostess was Joye Satterfield and cohostess was Kathy Jones.

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Hugo Elementary School announces it has received a $3,750 Classroom Enhancement grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation administered by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation.