D’yani Ty’Chelle Rosalie Hambleton is the Hugo News First Baby of the Year for 2023. She is the first baby born in Choctaw County in the new year.

Notice is hereby given that the election of directors of the Choctaw County Fair Board shall be held on Feb. 11, 2023 at the District 1 county barn at 489 E. 2060 Rd. in Boswell; the District 2 county bard at 1514 N.

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SWINK –– A Fort Towson, Okla., woman was injured after a two-vehicle collision that occurred at approximately 6 p.m. Jan.

Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot for any of the elections during the 2023 election year may request absentee ballots now using the State Election Board’s OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/elections/ovp or download and print an application from the State Election Board website at...

Cheyenne, OK — Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a final rule revising the definition of “Waters of the United States”- or WOTUS: “I am extremely discouraged by the EPA’s...

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist hopes a new, twoyear grant will help him pinpoint the genetic variants that can cause age-related hearing loss.

Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect or exploitation. That is only part of the picture: Experts believe that for every case of elder abuse or neglect reported, five cases go unreported.

Contributing Writer The $5 million Soper Road Project has been in the making for 12 years and its official culmination came just a few days before former Choctaw County Dist. 1 Commissioner Ronnie Thompson’s term came to an end.