The arrival of February brings a lot of activity around the nation and right here in Oklahoma as well. State governments and their legislative bodies are getting back underway, and we all know what that means...

Portions of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s State of the State address to members of the 58th Legislature Monday at the State Capitol.

OKLAHOMA CITY – It’s been 114 years since Oklahoma’s state constitution has been adopted, and State Sen. Nathan Dahm says it’s time the document is carefully reviewed.

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Republicans reacted favorably to components of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s State of the State speech Monday.

A couple of years ago we talked about how the “environmental lobby” had grown in strength and numbers until it became more powerful than the old mid-century labor union lobby powerhouse. We are seeing some of the effects of that play out in just the first few days of our 46th President’s administration.

One of President Biden’s first acts in office was to revoke the permit for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which was supposed to carry heavy crude oil from Canada to the refineries that process it.

Buffalo Excellence The Hugo board of education met in regular session on Jan. 19.

This weekend, Hugo welcomed back the much loved Busy Bee, “Home of the Sam Burger.” The restaurant began in 1973 with founder Sam Young. The new location is on F St. (the highway that leads to Hwy. 271-S), just past Sterrett St. and before Circle G Housing. They have drive through, call in and window walk up.

The swearing-in of the 46th President of the United States (Joe Biden) and the first ever female to hold the office of Vice-President (Kamala Harris) will be the biggest news event on planet earth on this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presidentelect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday will look like no inauguration before it in American history.