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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

On Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, Kathryn “Kay” Stone Horn passed away at the age of 89.

Flash flooding will be possible through Wednesday and Wednesday night with heavy rain in our area and thunderstorms off and on. Chances drop to 50% Thursday and Friday and a slight chance by the weekend.

County Cases Deaths Oklahoma 13,566 154 Tulsa 13,376 134 Cleveland 3,991 64 Canadian 1,547 12 Muskogee 1,327 16 Rogers 1,322 41 Comanche 1,261 11 Payne 1,196 5 Wagoner 1,164 23 Texas 1,160 7 Mccurtain 1,030 30 Garfield 993 12 Pottawatomie 872 9 Creek 828 21 Washington 798 39 Cherokee 686 7 Le...

It’s Fair time in Choctaw County! The Choctaw County Free Fair will be held Sept. 10-12 at the Bill Grant Civic Center.