1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

Born: Paris, Texas. Age: 41. Graduated High School in Valliant, class of 2004. Father worked for Brown & Root and also in home construction. Studied for one year at SOSU (Computer science) before family relocated to Thornton, Colo.

HUGO — Members of the Hugo City Council overcame previous stalemates on selecting a new city manager at last Tuesday’s meeting, and voted to approve Justin Suddeth as the new city manager, “subject to the terms of his contract being approved.”

FORT TOWSON –– A Fort Towson man was killed and two others were injured in a two-vehicle collision Friday night at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 70 and Main Street in Fort Towson, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at approximately 8:22 p.m. on June 5.

MUSKOGEE — Court documents filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma have stated that the Choctaw County Board of County Commissioners has agreed to a $4 million dollar settlement in the case of Donna Jo Pate, Administrator for the estate of Cannon Pate,...

The Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) and Indian Health Services (IHS) have entered into a joint-venture partnership to build a new health clinic in Hugo. The clinic will be more than 100,000 square feet and is targeted for completion in about three years.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– A Hugo man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Friday afternoon in Choctaw County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at approximately 4:52 p.m.

Jacob Eastwood, of Boswell, was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee.