The Hugo High School Leo Club will be hosting a Bedlam Blood Drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 in the Commons area at the high School. To schedule an appointment, contact Lori Hicks at 580.326.9648.

THE HUGO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the Spirit of ‘76 Ice Cream Truck’s most recent addition –– a second truck. Spirit of ‘76 owners Calett and Clifton Morris purchased a second ice cream truck that can be rented for events, parties and festivals. The addition of the truck will allow the Spirit of ‘76 to run its usual routes every day while the second truck handles all special events so the usual route is never disturbed or interrupted. The second truck isn’t available for rent yet, but the Morrises expect it to be debuted soon. Spirit of ‘76 owners Calett and Clifton Morris cut the ribbon at Tuesday’s ceremony while employees Tamara and Ethan Wickson, Hugo Mayor Ernest McCarty, Hugo Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kelli Stacy and Hugo Public Schools Superintendent Earl Dalke look on.

Top: Fifth grade Character Counts (l to r): Trevor Frost-Jordan, Karson Bates, Hattie Craven and Aubri Savignao. Above left: Fourth grade Student of the Month: Blake Parra.

Applications are being accepted for grants to help communities across the state improve their forests. Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the US Forest Service and the Oklahoma Community Forestry Council, is accepting applications through Nov.

Choctaw County Fair this week at the Bill Grant Civic Center! The deadline for the Calendar of Events is 12 p.m. each Tuesday.

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A daily, two-mile walk is an excellent thing for many of us. Nothing like fresh air, exercise and an invigorating conversation with your walking buddy. Those four thousand+ steps can clear your thinking, give you more energy and actually change your mood for the better.

WILBURTON –– More than 680 Eastern Oklahoma State College students recently received emergency federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to assist them with unexpected costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IRIS GARDEN CLUB YARD of the Month is Dennis and Debbie Eagleberger at 602 E. Duke. The beautiful yard features many roses, hibiscus and petunias. Pictured with the winners are club members Tavanna Brown, Vickie Watson, Sammye Thacker and Harolynn Wofford.

PARIS — Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 175 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the Spring 2021 semester. Included on that list of scholars is Hollye Hiinsley, of Hugo.