OU’s Board of Regents, along with Texas’ regents, voted unanimously Friday to accept the SEC’s invitation to join the conference. The schools intend to make the move on July 1, 2025, as both plan on staying within their current grant of rights agreements with the Big 12.

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The Oklahoma Tribal Conservation Advisory Council and the Oklahoma leadership for the agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are hosting a “Nation to Nation” Tribal Virtual Consultation Meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 17.

Early childhood, elementary, middle school and high school teachers from across the state gathered at the Edmond Conference Center on July 21 for the annual Ag in the Classroom State Summer Conference.

Oklahoma City-Friends of the Capitol was honored to be a part of the celebration of the life of Oklahoman, Robert Miner, by engraving his name at the Memorial Plaza at the Oklahoma State Capitol and meeting Miner’s friends and family who visited his paver. Nothing was going to stop Miner’s loved ones from celebrating his life, COVID-19, construction or heat, it did not matter!

Students report to school on: Boswell: Aug. 2.

Today’s Scripture: For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him. Philippians 1:29.

Steadily climbing temperatures for the week ahead as we go from the upper-80s to start the week to the upper-90s by next Sunday. Fair to partly sunny skies for the next seven days with only very slim chances of any popup showers during the week. Highs in the 90s likely through Aug. 15. We finished the month of July with 3.75 inches of rain officially in Hugo.

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LAST WEEK, WAVA KEELING (left center) was the guest speaker at Hugo Rotary Club’s meeting. Now with First United Bank’s Treasury Management department, you may remember her as a former meteorologist for KXII, and she gave a very informative talk regarding Oklahoma weather and upcoming resources that will help detection in our area. She is pictured here with Rotarians Zack Savage (far left), Bruce Akard (right center), and Colby Bryant (far right).