Fort Towson Homecoming Princess Pageant results: • Princess, Talent Winner, Photogenic Winner: Acelee Ellis (pictured in red). • Junior Princess: Kamryn Earnest (pictured in peach).

It is getting hotter throughout the week with high temperatures climbing from the upper- 90s during the middle of the week to 103 degrees on Saturday. No rain in the forecast for the next five to seven days.

Felony 043 – Cheyenne Lee Rosson: Failure to register as a sex offender. 044 – Austin Darryl Ryan: Possession of stolen property.

On May 11, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) and the Choctaw Development Fund (CDF) awarded the town of Antlers $23,749 that was used to purchase new playground equipment and mulch to Little People’s Park in Antlers.

The Choctaw Nation Child Nutrition Program is continuing to distribute meals to children across southeastern Oklahoma this summer. “We are pleased to offer multiple opportunities for children to get a nutritious meal this summer,” says Christopher Morgan, Choctaw Nation Nutrition Program Assistant.

A SEMI-TRUCK LOADED WITH BEES wrecked Tuesday morning at approximately 5:45 a.m. at Hwy. 271 and Hwy. 70 bypass ramp, according to Choctaw County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins.

Early voting for the June 28 Primary Election begins Thursday at 8 a.m. Republican and Democratic primaries will take place, along with several nonpartisan elections in many counties.

ON JUNE 9, A LARGE GROUP of Hugo business owners and Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce members attended the 2022 Choctaw Nation Chahtapreneur Awards Dinner in Durant, where Cover Your Assets Tools & Safety (owned by Lena Kopp) was awarded District 8 Chahtapreneur of the Year.

According to Fort Towson officials, the Water Plant suffered a catastrophic failure during the night of June 15 and residents have since been without water. The two pumps that take water from the plant to the water tower both failed.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Oklahoma Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and friends will celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week, June 26 - July 2, in honor of Oklahomans who are deafblind and world-famous author, educator, lecturer and disability advocate Helen Keller.