THE HUGO AREA CHAMBER of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for new chamber member, Good Crops last Monday afternoon. The business, located on Broadway Street in downtown Hugo, has been open six months. Pictured: Chamber board members Lena Kopp, Valerie Powell and Jay Hinds pose with Good Crops owners Alexander Cornelison and Linda De La Garza, as well as Heather Morgan, Duane Morgan, Karen Morgan, Lisa Cornelison and John Cornelison.

Hugo students and community members expressed their disappointment at Hugo Public Schools over the past week after allegations of unfair treatment toward a longtime employee surfaced. The unrest started after Chris Scott, a Hugo alumnus who’s coached varsity girls basketball for Hugo for over a decade, made a cryptic post on Facebook Wednesday morning.

Mom jeans may be back in style this season, but mom genes never go out of fashion, say experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. In addition to the half-and-half mix of each parent’s DNA in the nucleus of our cells, genetic material is found in mitochondria, the part of the cell responsible for producing energy.

The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) and the Choctaw County Public Library are collaborating to provide the Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) program. The classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 17 through Aug. 4, 2022 at the Choctaw County Public Library located at 703 E. Jackson St. in Hugo.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced awardees for Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative launched in 2003 to recognize businesses and organizations that implement best practices and policies that support improved health and wellness.

Nearly 850 4-H and FFA students and more than 250 coaches from 34 states gathered in Oklahoma for the 69th National Land and Range Judging Contest, May 5, 2022. After two days of practice at sites in the Oklahoma City area, the contest was held near El Reno, Oklahoma at the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribal Headquarters.

You are invited to learn about growing nutritional and tasty herbs at the Fort Towson Historic Site on Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 1-3 p.m. Master Gardener Jean Maniger will share her expertise on producing high yields of herbs. Site staff will be on hand to answer questions about the three types of gardens that were grown when the fort was active from 1824-1854, to provide balance to a frontier diet of salted meats, beans, and flour.

ABOVE: CONGRATULATIONS TO KIAMICHI TECH – Hugo Students of the Year, Joshua Roberts and Aaron Vega! Joshua, a senior at Boswell High School, is a student in the Diesel Technology program. Aaron is an adult student in the Auto Collision program. Joshua and Aaron were each presented with a $100 check from FirstBank by Chance Martin. Also pictured is Hugo campus director, Jerrod Lundry.

THE 2022 HUGO ROTARY Scholarship recipients, given this year in memory and honor of David Dearinger. His legacy and influence continue today through the great work of Goodland Academy. Pictured (l-r) are Rotarian Alexis Dearinger (granddaughter of David), scholarship winners Angel Dotsenko, Franccesca Dotsenko, Kayla Loftin, Avery Moyer and Rotarian Jon Garrison (son-in-law of David).

Happy Birthday to Vickie Roberts (May 14)! The Eternal Life Fellowship Church, 512 S. Broadway in Hugo, with Pastor Dr.