KIAMICHI TECH-HUGO students hosted a canned food drive in an effort to alleviate hunger during the Christmas season. Students collected more than 2,000 pounds of nonperishable food items. All items were brought to the Hope Chest Resale Shop and will help a new initiative, the Esther Project, that will assist individuals and/or families in need.

HUGO –– Hugo Police arrested an adult and a minor last Tuesday after a drive-up shooting occurred near S. E St.

DENSE FOG made it hard to travel Tuesday morning in Choctaw County. Those traveling westbound on Hwy.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– The Oklahoma State Department of Health held a media briefing Dec. 9, to provide updates on the state’s response to COVID-19.

Oklahomans ages 16-17 can now get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster following yesterday’s announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that emergency use authorization has been expanded to include this age group.

The Oklahoma Pork Council and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association released the following joint response to a baseless refiled complaint by the Plant Based Foods Association regarding Oklahoma’s meat labeling requirements.

OK, so you are not a Miss America, hiding out in blue jeans. And you, sir, will never be the world’s next millionaire, with shoulders wide enough to make you have to slide sideways through the doorway. But you are YOU. And that, my friend, is enough to cause you to throw your skinny shoulders back, hold your balding head high, and march into this world as if you own the joint.

State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced an extra reason Oklahoma families should consider gifting a new Oklahoma 529 College Savings Account (OCSP) to a child this holiday season. New OCSP accounts opened from Dec. 6-20 will receive a $50 bonus when an account is opened with $50 or more and recurring $25 contributions are set up for at least six months.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has filed a bill to require legislative approval on decisions by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission that would affect a property’s status as a state park.

Southside Baptist Church, located at 500 E. Trice in Hugo, will present “O Holy Night” children’s Christmas nativity play at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19. All are welcome in this special remembrance of Christ’s birth.