Body 26 Hugo Lake invites everyone to come join in a clean-up day around the river and lake. Participants are welcome to help out in their favorite park, camping area or fishing hole. At the Overlook, there will be a Trash Bag Trade-In with prizes for your clean up efforts.

Body Boswell Public Schools recently received new playground equipment. The equipment is part of a grant. The children absolutely love it! The students burst through the doors and run full blast right to it. When you look out to watch, you can’t help but smile.

Body After a rainy start to the week, things should start improving on Wednesday and from Thursday through Saturday, we are looking great with sunshine and warmer temperatures.

Body Officials with the Oklahoma State Election Board cautioned voters about a mailing from a Tulsa based organization, “OKVOTE,” after state and county election offices received several complaints from voters this week.

Body DURANT –– Due to the ongoing safety concerns surrounding COVID-19, Southeastern Oklahoma State University has made the decision to not hold traditional homecoming activities on October 23-24.

Body Senior citizens today are being diagnosed with skin cancer at a higher rate. The risk of developing skin cancer is greater if you’re fair skinned and burn easily.

Body A rabies-infected bat was discovered this week in the area around Bell Cow Lake, located within the Chandler city limits in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. This is the second rabiespositive bat found in the area in the past 6 weeks.

Body The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will offer a virtual estate planning seminar for attorneys, CPAs, certified financial planners and trust officers from 1-5 p.m. on Oct.

Body DURANT –– Census workers across Oklahoma will be going door to door until the end of September, making sure that as many residents as possible get counted in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Body IDABEL — Eighty years of making good on a dream of bringing electrical service to rural Southeast Oklahoma will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. in Idabel, as Choctaw Electric Cooperative holds its annual meeting for 2020.