BOSWELL

Body
BOSWELL –– It was all hands on deck last Wednesday night, when a fire destroyed three historic buildings in Boswell. It was reported that firefighters weren’t sure what caused the massive fire, but it allegedly started at the old bank building. The three buildings had been abandoned but were ruled a total loss. Agencies responding included: Boswell Volunteer Fire Department, Bennington Volunteer Fire Department, Durant Fire & Rescue, Soper Volunteer Fire Department, Nelson Volunteer Fire Department, Bluff Volunteer Fire Department, Speer Volunteer Fire Department, Hugo Fire & Rescue, Messer Volunteer Fire Department, Darwin Volunteer Fire Department, Antlers Volunteer Fire Department, Grant Volunteer Fire Department, Choctaw County EMS, Boswell Police Department and Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office. Photo Courtesy / Liane Parsons
BOSWELL

Football Contest winner

Body
SHATAVIA MCCARTY, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 15 out of 17 games correctly. Pictured: Shatavia’s husband, Ernest (right) collects the $50 weekly prize from Shane Spillman of Security First National Bank, where she obtained her winning entry blank. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.
Football Contest winner

Can hospitals create better bed management through math?

Body
The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on a significant healthcare problem: a sudden inundation of critically ill patients can take a hospital’s bed capacity to the limit –– and beyond. “COVID threw healthcare into an enormous temporary imbalance, especially early on as hospitals struggled to manage the influx of patients,” says Sanjeev Agrawal, co-author with Mohan Giridharadas of Better Healthcare Through Math.

Fall garden tasks to protect your landscape from winter wildlife damage

Body
As the seasons change, we adjust our gardening tasks and plantings to match. Animals also make changes this time of year, often changing their eating habits and dining locations. These adjustments can impact your gardens. reduce the risk of damage by starting in fall to protect your landscape from hungry animals this winter.
TO PROTECT plantings from rabbits, use fencing that is at least four feet tall or a repellent that discourages them from dining on plants. Photo Courtesy / MelindaMyers.com

American Soybean Assoc. seeks candidates for soy scholarship

Body
The American Soybean Association (ASA) wants to award a scholarship to an outstanding high school senior interested in pursuing agriculture. The Soy Scholarship is a $5,000 one-time award presented to a high school senior who plans to pursue agriculture as an area of study at any accredited college or university in the 2021-22 academic year.

Make your vote count

Body
• Reminders and tips to make sure your vote counts for the Nov. 3 Presidential Election Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov.
Subscribe to News