THE 59TH ANNUAL HUGO PRCA RODEO kicks off Wednesday with the slack events. Main performances will be held Friday and Saturday at Todd Whatley / Lige Hammock Memorial Arena. Royalty contestants (pictured left) will be crowned Saturday. For more details, look inside today’s Hugo News, 1C-10C.

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY –– The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Pushmataha County, Okla., early Sunday morning. Based on the OSBI’s initial investigation, this is what is known at this time: • At 2:44 a.m., Pushmataha County Deputies initiated a traffic stop west of Antlers.

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.

1 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.”

1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

• Free teen tobacco and vape quit materials for Oklahoma schools, health care providers OKLAHOMA CITY –– My Life, My Quit, a text-based tobacco cessation program designed specifically for youth, has new educational materials available free for schools and health care providers to use in their interactions with students and patients ages 13-17. My Life, My Quit is a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET).

OKLAHOMA CITY –– The Oklahoma State Department of Health is mobilizing a fleet of wellness units and vans to help provide public health services in every corner of our state. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated and expanded this initiative, allowing us to reach undeserved communities with vital services, including the COVID-19 vaccine.

Five Oklahoma agriculture groups have formed a task force to develop solutions to the issues facing farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses from the exponential growth of the medical marijuana industry across Oklahoma.

• Statewide Oklahoma NRCS Webinar to include information on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program Conservation Incentive Contract, Farm Bill updates, Simple Steps to Apply for NRCS Programs and much more on June 8

By Andy and Renie Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@ gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Our family traveled a lot years ago, singing on Sunday morning in churches in another states. Back in those days, when you attended church you were expected to dress more formally than is accepted today.