Hugo Intermediate School Gifted and Talented students Kimberlee Corey, Braxton Henson, Raeleigh Jones, Jaxen Lopez, Kira Nelson, Carson Parra and Kameron Walton, under the direction of the HIS Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Dana Scoggins, worked outside, clearing the raised garden in the playground of the school. In the garden, they planted several fruits and vegetables including onions, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, watermelon and cantaloupe. “I am very proud of the hard work these students put in to make the garden a success,” Scoggins said. Much appreciation to Tim Lemmons as all plants and seeds were donated by Jackson Street Nursery.

s demand for solar energy continues to grow, the co-location of solar and agriculture –– also known as agrivoltaics –– offers opportunities for conservation, food production, increasing pollinator habitat, and adding farm revenue streams while producing affordable renewable energy.

The Kiamichi Conservation District has announced that funds are available for cost-share assistance on selected conservation practices benefiting conservation. The State of Oklahoma has provided limited funds to our conservation district to help landowners implement measures that will help conservation.

DURANT –– Consumers can skip the grocery store meat market and order their beef directly from Choctaw Ranches with the new Freezer Beef Program. Through this program, consumers can purchase a quarter, half or whole side of beef and work directly with the processor on packaging preferences.

The Epoch Times The Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Texas is “actively coordinating with other agencies to find answers” after ranchers found six cows dead in suspicious circumstances, including that all had their tongues removed.

Located in scenic southeastern Oklahoma, this long-established recreation destination offers family fun, boating, abundant fishing opportunities and spectacular sunset views. Fill up on drinks and snacks at the marina before renting one of the 24-foot pontoons and boating the day away.

Elevation is Normal (stable), water temperature 68°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead Good on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, brush structure, channels, creek channels, main lake, river channel, shorelines, standing timber.

The lake area offers excellent hunting opportunities with more than 25,000 acres of land available to the hunter. Bow hunting is permitted in and around most of the park areas.

Legal: • Using only the hands to take catfish and nongame fish. • Using a stringer to secure a fish.

Contributing Writer Two and a half years after a double homicide in Sawyer, accused co-conspirators Ashlie Martin and Chad Voyles will soon see their days in court. According to an indictment, Martin, Voyles and an “unindicted co-conspirator” planned the premeditated murder of Martin’s parents, Curtis Martin and Sherrie Pyron, which took place on Dec.