Body • 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.

Body • 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...

Body WILBURTON –– The Oklahoma Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Board recently awarded Eastern Oklahoma State College a $600,000 grant to fund renovations and purchase new equipment for the college’s meat processing facility.

Body LONGTIME CHOCTAW COUNTY resident Eddie Vandergriff was awakened by a passer-by in the early morning of Aug. 23 just in time to escape his burning home located west of Hugo on Hollis Roberts Road.

Body IDABEL — Choctaw Electric Cooperative members attending the 80th Annual meeting (Sept. 26) in Idabel will hear a number of very positive financial reports.

Body J. FRANK WOLF III, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 16 out of 16 games correctly. Above, Wolf collects the $50 weekly prize from Alexander Thomas of Dyer Quick Lube, where he obtained his winning entry blank.

Body Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc. is proud to announce and welcome Lindsey Miller as the newest Associate Director.

Body HUGO — The Choctaw County election office has confirmed that during a Thursday recount of the ballots in the State Sen. Dist. 5 race against George Burns and Justin Jackson, there were no changes to the original election results.

Body www.choctawmemorial.com The Radiology Department at Choctaw Memorial Hospital is completely digital, with the addition of the Carestream Revolution portable unit, this unit is a mobile piece of equipment that we are able to go to the patient and take the x-rays that are requested.

Body A collective total of 46 linemen representing eight member-systems from Oklahoma’s electric cooperatives are providing mutual aid assistance and storm damage restoration to two electric cooperatives in Louisiana and one electric cooperative in Texas following Hurricane Laura.