Representative Ajay Pittman (pictured), in partnership with former Senator Anastasia A. Pittman, Seminole Nation Tribal Council Member, is excited to announce a charitable donation of $250,000 from Pfizer, Inc. to three Indian Healthcare Facilities in Oklahoma: The Oklahoma City Indian Health Clinic, Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center, and Osage Nation Wahzhazhe Health Center.

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) is launching a renewed initiative to expand access to lifesaving overdose prevention tools by strategically redistributing naloxone (Narcan) vending machines to high-need communities across the state.

The Iris Garden Club of Hugo met on April 28 at the Burnside community room. President Harolynn Wofford called the meeting to order.

• U.S. Veterans Affairs to assist all Tribal and Non-Native Veterans HUGO –– The first “Bringing VA Benefits Home for Your Hometown” of 2025 is set for this spring.

FORT TOWSON — Learn the historic art of woodturning in a hands-on workshop at the Fort Towson Historic Site from Wednesday, May 14, through Friday, May 16. The workshop will take place from 6-9 p.m. each day. The classes will be led by members of the Southeast Oklahoma Woodturners.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– The Oklahoma House Veterans and Public Safety Caucuses cordially invite all Oklahomans to attend the third annual Oklahoma Memorial Trail Ruck-Off in Broken Arrow on Saturday, May 10. This year’s ruck-off is named in honor of U.S. Army Infantry Major Clarence Oliver, a combat veteran of the Korean War who resides in Broken Arrow.

“I couldn’t be more blessed to be Lt. Governor in this time in history,” Matt Pinnell.

A man accused of manslaughter in the first degree was found not guilty by a jury of his peers last week in Choctaw County. Official documents state that in January 2024, Tyler Andrew Klaus told investigators that he and his wife had been at his wife’s family home near Hugo for a week when they were told to leave.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Joe Clay Harris, age 40, of Boswell, Okla., was sentenced to 56 months in prison for one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of felon in possession of firearm and ammunition.

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY –– The identity of a driver who lost their life in a two-vehicle accident Saturday approximately four miles northwest from Clayton, Okla., has not been released, pending next of kin notification.