OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to years of feral hogs causing extensive damage to property and agriculture in rural Oklahoma, Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, has introduced SB478, the Free to Hunt Feral Hogs bill, designed to remove all required permits for hunting feral hogs and free Oklahomans to...

Hugo News Sports This weekend, Hugo is hosting its first varsity basketball festival in more than 20 years. “I’m excited about getting teams from all over the state to start coming back to Hugo,” Buffalo Coach Darnell Shanklin said.

Connor Frazier, a Hugo High School senior, was recently selected to participate in the 2025 Native American All-Star Camp/ Game.

Sad to say, but not every child has a “Merry Christmas.” There exists turmoils, family separations, and financial burdens which subjugate the lives of children to the point that it’s a “not so merry time of the year.” My heart goes out to those children.

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The Buffaloes are in the middle of a rare stretch where they have a full week between games, and it’s coming at the perfect time. After falling to Idabel, 47-35 last Tuesday, it’s clear Hugo isn’t in a rhythm yet.

The Lady Buffaloes fell to Idabel in their first meeting of the season Tuesday night. Idabel, the reigning state champions, got out to a fast start in the first quarter and the Buffaloes were never able to fully recover, losing 64-40.

A storied coaching career has led to coach Alan Cartwright being inducted into the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. Cartwright began coaching in 1995 and finished with a record of 681 wins and 333 losses.

Hugo News Sports The Lady Buffs are out to a 2-2 start one week into the season. Hugo started strong with a 69-29 win over Henryetta in the season opener at home last Tuesday before going 1-2 at the Madill Winter Classic at the end of the week.