Gingerbread Preschool spent last week learning about the color “yellow.” They all dressed in yellow clothing, learned the song “The Wheels on the Bus,” and had a fun visit from a special visitor, Hugo Public School’s yellow bus! Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Tollett, Cade Lemmons, Jace Hayes, Keaton Davidson, Grayson Harrison, Hazen Parsons, Kyston Cox, Leedey Duncan, Kendall Day, Allie Johnson, Claira Dyer, Delaney Males, Addy Methvin, Elina Dervishi, Kaybreigh Billy, Nolan Davis, Chappy Atteberry, Shiloh Crow, Haley Allen, Jaxon Davis, Easton Pound, Alaina Carlile, Jacob Force and Pryce Scott.

A Virtual Heritage Day was presented online beginning at 8 a.m. on Sept.

The Kid speaks personally: My family finds history fun. Every Sept. 17, Grandpa tells me how our government was created in 1787, so long ago Grandpa wasn’t born yet. Constitution Day is the birthday of creating a permanent government.

A year after Randy Springfield took the helm at the Choctaw County Ambulance Authority as the agency’s executive director, board members expressed approval of his job performance. The topic was addressed during the regular board meeting Sept.

April Johnson, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 9 out of 13 games correctly. Pictured, Johnson collects the $50 weekly prize from Les Shumake of First United Bank, where she obtained her winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS; First United Bank; Dyer Quick Lube; Red Barn Propane; Shelter Insurance Colby Bryant; Sonic; Hugo Lake State Park/Little Dixie; Wildflower Bud Co.; Security First National Bank; First Bank; Tadpole Marine; Superior Wheel & Tire; Shelter Insurance/Julia King; Ed Wallace Ford; Outreach Health Services; R.E. McGuire Insurance/Ernie Taylor; Jay Hodge. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.

The Hugo board of education met in regular session on Sept. 14, and approved the employment of two recent Hugo High School graduates, Vincent Gonzales and Sergey Dotsenko, along with Vi- Nikki Nguyen and Tonya Frazier. We welcome these new hires to the HPS team. Several polices were revised and new policies were adopted as recommended by the Oklahoma State School Boards Association. These policies mostly deal with new laws and the pandemic. An agreement with Choctaw County EMS to provide ambulance services for school events was approved. The board revised our school calendar in order to include the four days missed at the beginning of the year. These days will now include a virtual day on Sept. 18 and in-person days on Oct. 2, Oct. 30 and Nov. 13. Our Schooling During the Pandemic Plan was revised by the board to include our new mask mandate. This updated plan along with COVID-19 updates can be found at www. hugoschools.com.

HUGO –– Wednesday, agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) arrested 71-year-old Jeffrey Lyn Pierce of Hugo, Okla., for first degree murder in the death of his wife, 48-year-old Ronnie Ranea Fitzpatrick- Pierce.

• Health data analysis provides a clearer picture to treat those with COVID STILLWATER –– An analysis of digital health records from thousands of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals around the country has led to the development of technology to predict the risk of death for those with COVID. Researchers at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI) in Tulsa and Stillwater are using digital health data to build predictive models of disease risk that could improve treatment and outcomes.

• Sherman area senior care experts offer tips and tools to help older adults stay healthy and happy at home as COVID-19 impacts continue SHERMAN –– Staying home. It’s what we were all asked to do to protect ourselves and our community since the arrival of COVID-19 in mid-March.

• The Leonard Wyatt Memorial Outstanding Cooperator Award is given annually to a farmer or rancher who has demonstrated mastery in their agricultural operation and a willingness to mentor others ARDMORE –– Noble Research Institute presented Rusty Daniel with the 2020 Leonard Wyatt Memorial Outstanding Cooperator Award. The Daniel family ranch, Daniel Brothers, near Coleman, Oklahoma, has participated in Noble’s no-cost consultation services and educational programs to achieve financial, production, stewardship and quality-of-life goals since 1978.