MARSHALL COUNTY –– Two brothers have passed away after a boating accident Saturday morning on Lake Texoma, between Wood Island and Sanders Island view area. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Clifford Eugene Hines, 67 from Ponca City, Okla., was operating a 1999 Falcon Striper board when the vessel began to malfunction, turn sharp to the left and eject Hines and two other occupants: Devered (sic) Dee Hines, 80 from Cordell, Okla., and Eddie Wayne Hines, 62 from Duncan, Okla.

HUGO AMERICAN LEGION members were joined in Hugo Tuesday by representatives of DAV, Sons of American Legion and the Women’s American Legion Auxiliary, to celebrate both the 100th birthday of Major Henry Lyles (Ret) as well as his 70 years of membership in the Hugo American Legion Chapter. Pictured with Major Lyles above on this special occasion were: J.K. Smith, Commander, Nathan Pelletier, David Wyrick, Woody Alexander, Dan O’Grady and 3B American Legion District Commander Hayden Woods. Woods made a special presentation to Lyles of his personal military “Challenge Coin” and Woody Alexander also presented Lyles a rare commemorative American Legion Coin to recognize his contribution to the U.S. Military and to his fellow American Legion members. Hugo News / Stan Stamper

The Choctaw Nation is building upon the foundation of its partnership with county government and the local community by helping fund the ongoing Muddy Boggy Creek Bridge Project north of Boswell.

A new bridge is being built to bypass the old one, which has been deemed “one of the poorest (rated) bridges in Oklahoma,” District 1 County Commissioner Ronnie Thompson said. The project is about 75% complete, according to Jimmy Watson, program director and civil engineer for Circuit Engineering District 3. The project was estimated to cost the county nearly $5.8 million.

The 14th annual Juneteenth Celebration, “Free Your Mind and the Rest Will Follow,” will begin at noon on Saturday, June 19. The parade line up will start at noon Saturday at Save-A-Lot parking lot, with the parade beginning at 1 p.m. It will end at Booker T. To register for the parade, contact Trina at 580.372.3542 or Keith at 405.301.7441.