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Memorial services for Marvin Banduch, Jr., of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Oct.

Samson and Delilah 1 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. 2 The people of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They made no move during the night, saying, “At dawn we’ll kill him.”

Joshua 24 The Covenant Renewed at Shechem 1 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

• Boswell: Aug. 11.

HUGO –– Local law enforcement responded to a residence at 801 N. 16th St.

Ribbon cutting ceremony...

GRANT –– High-speed internet that has been almost impossible for many parts of rural Southeast Oklahoma to get, came a little closer to reality Friday, as representatives of Pine Telephone Company and the Oklahoma Broadband Office (OBO) broke ground on more than $58 million in fiber-optic line installation on the northern edges of Grant, Okla.

The Fort Towson elementary 4-H members and their classmates collected 12 gallons of pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Oklahoma City. The fourth grade collected the most with six gallons. The 4-H members are still collecting the pop tabs.

Happy Birthday to Edward Roberts (July 31)! Choctaw County Extension Office, 415 E. Rena in Hugo, will be holding a program for people with diabetes and their families and caregivers.