Eastern Oklahoma State College has renewed its commitment to providing students with unique, hands-on experiences in the cattle industry through the relaunch of its Stocker Management Program. Building on the foundation first established by local rancher Earl Shero and the Shero Ranch, the program continues to give students valuable training in one of the most critical segments of Oklahoma’s livestock economy.

Fulfill Your Vow to God 1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

A Sabbath-Rest for the People of God 1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed. a 3 Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ” b And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world. 4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.” c 5 And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.”

Hugo News Publisher Stan Stamper has been named by The Maxwell Football Club, of Southhampton, Pa., as a voting member for this year’s list of prestigeous football awards. The Maxwell Football Club was established in 1935, and is the annual sponsor of numerous football awards, including: The Maxwell Award: presented annually to the Most outstanding College football player.

President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $12 billion available in one time bridge payments to American farmers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs that are still impacting farmers following four years of disastrous Biden Administration policies that resulted in record high input prices and zero new trade deals. These bridge payments are intended in part to aid farmers until historic investments from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including reference prices which are set to increase between 10-21% for major covered commodities such as soybeans, corn, and wheat and will reach eligible farmers on Oct. 1, 2026.

City of Hugo City Council At-Large Seat County School Board Seats (Office No. 1) Boswell Heather Pierce unopposed Fort Towson Tracy Lynn Frost unopposed Hugo Public Schools Hollie Kaye Whitbeck unopposed Soper Public Schools Robert Lloyd Spalding unopposed Election Date: Feb.

Through a program known as “The Choctaw Community Partnership Fund,” the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has been providing voluntary quarterly payments/contributions to city and county entities where the Choctaw Nation operates non-gaming businesses.

WILBURTON — Eastern Oklahoma State College has received an unprecedented $16 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott through her foundation, Yield Giving. This donation marks the largest single donation in the college’s more than 117year history.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 2, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued a sharp response to Gov. Stitt regarding the Illinois River watershed litigation, accusing the Governor of being “bought and paid for” by out-of-state Big Poultry companies.

Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek issued the following statement in response to news of Tyson Foods considering poultry operation reductions in eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas due to the long-running State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., lawsuit.