Body The weather story for the week ahead is sunny days and clear nights with high temperatures near 90 degrees and dropping into the mid- to upper-60s at night. Sunrise is now 6:47 a.m. and sunset comes at 8:04 p.m., the days are getting shorter!

Body Republican voters will go to the polls for the Aug. 25 primary run-off election between Jackson and Burns for the State Senate Seat #5, currently held by Joseph Silk.

Body OKLAHOMA CITY –– Across the United States, more than 63% of households have completed their U.S. Census forms.

Body STILLWATER –– With some schools opting to forego inperson classes, many parents and students find themselves in a challenging situation.

Body GINGERBREAD PRESCHOOLERS caught the Gingerbread man last week. Pictured with Mrs.

Body RATTAN –– The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and its division of Strategic Development awarded the town of Rattan $89,531 that will be used to match a USDA grant to enhance the community and make it a safer, more desirable place to live.

Body • Come and meet Whimpy’s baby boy HUGO –– Endangered Ark Foundation will host its first ever baby shower honoring the newest addition to the EAF herd born on Aug. 2.

Body Choctaw County Ambulance Authority has some new tools on hand to help save lives –– three LUCAS Chest Compression Systems.

Body Shortly before noon last Wednesday, Aug. 12, Hugo Chief of Police John Mitchell confirmed two men perished early Wednesday morning, when they were working on a railroad car at Trinity RailCar in Hugo.

Body New accounts of patients who believe they’ve been reinfected after recovering from COVID-19 are popping up daily, leading to an unnerving question: Can we get Coronavirus twice? Unlikely, say experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, at least in the short term.