Friday, March 12, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 6 school board, municipal and special Choctaw County commissioner election. Persons who are United States Citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 17.5 old are eligible to apply for voter registration, however, you must be at least 18 years old to vote.

The person who stole an ambulance while it was on a medical call in Soper on Feb. 28 is believed to have been looking for narcotics.

HUGO — Residents in Hugo could experience a decrease in property insurance premiums after the Hugo Fire Department upgrade to an ISO of 2. According to Hugo Mayor Richard Higginbotham, the city was recently informed of its ISO upgrade from a 4 to a 2.