Newspaper publishers, large and small are watching President Donald Trump’s daily comments about specific tariffs between the U.S. and Canada. While a significant amount of paper is manufactured in the U.S., a significant percentage of newspaper stock is manufactured in Canada. The Trump tariffs are expected to create significant financial hurdles for small newspapers and their publishers.

The long awaited decision from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the hydroelectric power plant proposed for Albion, Okla., along the Kiamichi River by Southeast Power Corporation,(SEOPC) has been denied!

This April 1, Choctaw County voters will have more races open in a single election day than for elections held for at least a decade and maybe two or more. County voters will decide on two Boswell School Bonds and a Valliant School Bond election, a Rattan School Board election, Trustees for the Town of Boswell and Council Members for the City of Hugo, then all county voters in all voting precincts will participate in the Choctaw County Tax Question.

All Oklahomans are encouraged to take the following “Seasonal wildland fuel dryness will increase as we progress through the week,” said State Forester Mark Goeller. “OFS is keeping a close eye on wildland fuel moisture levels and fire weather forecasts to ensure maximum preparedness. We hope everyone across Oklahoma will do their part to prevent wildfire ignitions.”

Carl Albert State College Curriculum Contest, March 4, Hugo School State Qualifiers, include: • Kishan Patel: Fourth Computer Science I; Third General Business. • Kayla Freeman: Fifth Chemistry.

People Centered Living is the Future of Long-Term Care: Our connection to food isn’t just about getting enough nourishment to live. The act of sharing food has been woven into our social fabric and certainly doesn’t change when a person enters a nursing home.

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• Actions support the Social Security Fairness Act The Social Security Administration announced it is immediately beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions reduced or eliminated the Social Security benefits for over 3.2 million people who receive a pension based on work that was not covered by Social Security (a “non-covered pension”) because they did not pay Social Security taxes.