I have received numerous phone calls regarding the Hugo Tag Agency closing and questions about when the office will re-open. I’ve been working to track down answers with the Oklahoma Tax Commission and have yet to receive a date when the Tag Agency will re-open.

The KEDDO Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program is looking for special people to visit and advocate for longterm care residents. Most residents just need a friendly face to listen and convey to them that someone cares. An Ombudsman can work to resolve any concerns or problems residents may have within the facility. The Ombudsman Volunteer is a person who cares enough to want to make a difference in the resident’s life and will work with the facility to resolve their concerns. Ombudsman Volunteers are committed to improving and enriching the lives of residents in Nursing Homes, Residential Care and Assisted Living Facilities. An Ombudsman is an advocate for residents. An Ombudsman provides information about how to find a facility and what to do to get quality care. They are trained to resolve problems The goal of the Ombudsman Program is to have Volunteers at each facility in the State to work with the facility and surrounding community. Training in skills such as problem solving and communication, information about regulations, the processes of aging and long-term care facilities is provided by the Ombudsman Program for Volunteers.

Very high range: Allergy Alert for ragweed and chenopod weed pollen. This is an extreme exposure situation. Severe symptoms may be expected in pollen-sensitive individuals. The more seriously allergic people should be advised to stay indoors as much as possible. This is especially true if a person has pollen sensitivity or allergic bronchial asthma.

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Money judgments under $10,000 081 – Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC vs. Brittany Smith: Indebtedness/money judgment.

Officers of the Fort Towson FFA chapter and Boswell FFA chapter participated in the 2022 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Aug. 30 at the LifeChurch in McAlester, Okla.

Oklahoma Mesonet So we may go through hell (but definitely no high water) to get there, but we are in for a blast of fall come Thursday, which coincidentally is the lesser beginning of fall... astronomical fall (as opposed to the much more superior “Climatological Fall” on Sept. 1... and let me say “meteorological fall” is a falsehood perpetrated by the weather community since climatologists are the ones that track seasonal statistics). This blast of cool air will be a welcome change from the record breaking tem-peratures of the next couple of days.

Varsity Cheer squad is headed to the State Championships after scoring a 270 at Regionals in Stroud over the weekend. Pictured are: Emma Early, Alexis McLemore, Laney Cox, Brooke Ward, Brooklyn Brook, Keara Nelson, Jacey Taylor, Taleiah Biggers, Ja’Miya Johnson, Kacie Reynolds, Ari’Anna Scallion, Zion Siniga, Ashia Jordan, EJ Spillman, T’real Biggers, Kelsie Lopez (coach), MaKatlynn Sanchez, Jodi Emberson, Gracie Armstrong, Alyssa Gallant (manager), Jenna Skelton.

Contributing Writer HUGO — The Choctaw County Library, Inc. Board of Directors is doing its best to move forward after embezzlement charges were filed against the board’s former chairman last week.