A 2018 speeding ticket issued by Tulsa police against Justin Hooper, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, has made its way through federal court in Oklahoma and through appellate federal courts, finally landing in the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colo.

A career and technical student in Oklahoma earned national recognition and a medal at the 2023 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, on June 21-22. More than 6,000 students competed at the national showcase of career and technical education. The SkillsUSA Championships is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.79 million square feet, equivalent to 31 football fields or 41 acres.

MUSKOGEE –– The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Bradley Shawn Pittman, age 45, ofAtoka, Okla., was sentenced to 405 months in prison each for four counts of second-degree murder in Indian Country. The sentences will be served concurrently.

Today, there are more than 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, including 67,000 here in Oklahoma. As the size of the U.S. population age 65 and older continues to grow, so too will the number and proportion of Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. By 2050, the number of seniors aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s is projected to double to nearly 13 million.

Tell me what’s wrong –– Part 1 You have been reading for awhile now. Let’s see how much has soaked in.

066 – Kristopher Marcus Akins, Jr.: Accessory after the fact. 067 – Tasha Renee McArthur: Assault and battery upon a police officer.

The annual Soper Homecoming will be held Saturday, July 1. More can be found inside today’s Hugo News.

WILBURTON –– Eastern Oklahoma State College has announced honor rolls for the spring 2023 semester. There were 120 students named to the President’s Honor Roll, which requires a 4.0 grade point average in 12 or more credit hours during the semester.

The Choctaw Nation Development Fund and Choctaw Nation Small Business Development program awarded T7 Backhoe & Rock Hauling with a $5,000 forgivable loan. T7 Backhoe & Rock Hauling was founded in 2020 by husbandandwife William David Thompson and Ashley Thompson and operates out of Soper, Okla.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans seeking a grant or loan through the Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program have until July 3, 2023, to apply. The AEDP is designed to develop or improve uses for agricultural products, expand Oklahoma’s production of value-added products and to encourage diversified farming.