Halloween celebrations can be a trick or a treat when it comes to food safety. While Halloween offers plenty of make-believe fun, it also brings real food safety risks.

Family Features –– Being a hero goes beyond dressing up in a costume this Halloween season. Children, families and schools across the country can channel their own superpowers to help deliver lifesaving supplies to children in need this October.

Halloween has become a hugely popular time for fun and festivities, but with it comes the potential for a variety of fire hazards. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) encourages everyone to take these simple precautions to stay safe without sacrificing that fun.

4th and Jackson Church of Christ is hosting Trunk or Treat Saturday, Oct. 30 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce held a joint ribbon cutting ceremony for sisters Shaniquia and Lacey Freeman Friday afternoon to celebrate the opening of their businesses.

ABOVE: CONGRATULATIONS TO KIAMICHI Technology Center’s September Students of the Month, Mikha Thomas and Miranda Alexander! Mikha, a junior at Fort Towson High School, is a student in the Auto Collision program. Miranda, adult Student of the Month, is in the Practical Nursing program.

HUGO MIDDLE SCHOOL’S September Students of the Month include: Seventh grader Derek Frost-Jordan; sixth grader Charlie Ward, Jr.; Eighth grader Kevin Wallace. The winners were treated to lunch with Chris Scott, Dean of Students at HMS.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Remember the story of a certain ornery little 12-year old boy, who showed up at school one morning with an impressive shiner? His black eye was truly a thing of brutal beauty.

Oklahoma CareerTech is accepting proposals from schools and technology centers serving rural populations for grant money to recruit students into STEM programs.

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.