Key facts at a glance
Case: John Does 1–5 v. Hugo Public Schools & Yolanda Dunbar.
Candidate filing begins Monday for local school boards, Hugo city council
Candidate filing for the Board of Education and a Special Hugo City Council Election begins Monday, Dec. 1 for six Choctaw County area school districts, and for an Unexpired “At Large” position for the City of Hugo City Council.
Suspect changes plea to ‘not guilty’ after previously admitting to murder
Armando Mustafo Rojas-Caceras, who reportedly, previously admitted to the murder of Hugo’s Traci Byrd in McIntosh County on Oct. 28, has now entered a plea of “Not Guilty.”
Tribes, Governor Stitt and AG Drummond continue clash over hunting, fishing enforcement
A growing dispute over hunting and fishing enforcement on tribal land has led to public criticism, conflicting statements from state leaders and a new federal lawsuit involving three of Oklahoma’s largest tribal nations.
Hugo Public School faces federal lawsuit after videos show abuse of disabled students
HUGO — Five families are suing Hugo Public Schools after Choctaw County Sheriff’s Deputies say a middle school special education teacher was caught on video abusing several disabled students in her classroom.
Trump administration delivers second stage of crop disaster assistance for farmers
Three days after the government reopened and despite the radical left Democrat caused shutdown, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins continue to put Farmers First, including the unprecedented move to reopen more than 2,000 county FSA offices in the middle of...
Local school board positions up for election
The board of education of Hugo Public School District, Soper Public School District and Boswell Public School District announces that the annual school board election filing period for candidates will open Monday, Dec. 1 at 8 a.m. and will end at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the Choctaw County...
Finding motivation and overcoming depression
Dr. Glenn Mollette It’s not difficult to become unmotivated in life.
Great American Smokeout set for Nov. 20
The Great American Smokeout on Nov. 20 encourages tobacco users across Oklahoma and the nation to take their first step toward a healthier, smoke-free life. For nearly 50 years, the American Cancer Society has observed the event on the third Thursday of November.
Controversy continues regarding tribal hunting policy
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has cautioned the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) that it must rescind its misguided and unlawful policy to pursue criminal charges against tribal members for hunting and fishing in Indian Country.
