Hugo smart meter project soon to begin
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HUGO –– Members of the Hugo city council met in regular session last Tuesday to tackle a full agenda. With Mayor Ernest McCarty absent, Vice-Mayor Darren Frazier conducted the meeting.
Hugo to crown Homecoming Queen...
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The Hugo Buffalo Homecoming will be held Friday, with the coronation ceremony at 6:30 p.m. A Homecoming Parade will be held at 4:30 p.m.
Scientists to study ovarian health after receiving grants
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Two Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists are among 28 internationally to receive grants announced Wednesday by the Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity & Equality (GCRLE). Research by OMRF scientists Sarah Ocañas, Ph.D., and Michael Stout, Ph.D., will take separate approaches toward a goal of delaying menopause.
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence seeking submissions
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• For 2024 Academic All-State Scholars, educators awards OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is seeking submissions for its 2024 Academic Awards, which honor five exceptional educators and 100 outstanding high school seniors in Oklahoma’s public schools. Awards criteria and online nomination/application forms can be accessed on the foundation website at www.
Area woman charged after gunfire, running from police
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HUGO — Area law-enforcement officers were alerted to reports of gunfire north of Hugo High School Monday afternoon and soon-after began chasing a vehicle meeting the description of the vehicle involved.
Casino security, technology lead officers to stolen vehicle
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Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police were dispatched to the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Grant recently in regards to a possible stolen vehicle. According to official reports, valet attendants received a valet receipt ticket from two males, who were later identified as Terral Jack Barnes, 32 of Hugo and Gerry Vance Noah, 45 of Soper.
Clayton resident sentenced for sexually abusing a child
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kevin Stuart Pollard III, age 23, of Clayton, Okla., was sentenced to 57 months in prison for one count of sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country. Pollard was also sentenced to 24 months in prison each for two counts of abusive Sexual Contact in Indian Country. All sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
Hugo officer recovering after Sunday morning wreck
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CHOCTAW COUNTY –– A Hugo Police officer is recovering after a wreck he was involved in Sunday morning, approximately two miles west of Soper, Okla., on US Hwy. 70.
Charges filed for shooting with intent to kill after Fallon Rd. shooting
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HUGO — Two felony counts of shooting with intent to kill were filed on Sept. 28 on two Choctaw County men, following a shooting incident into a home located on Fallon Road southeast of Hugo.
USDA to begin issuing billions to Ag producers through critical emergency relief programs
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
