• FFA Chapter Officers gather for leadership training to ‘Achieve’success, sponsored by Public Service Company Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Conference was held Aug. 27 at Life Church in McAlester, Okla.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event Oct. 4 - 5 at the Idabel Rodeo Arena in Idabel, Okla. The event begins Friday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m., and will feature 150 animals for adoption. Adoptions take place Oct. 4, noon-6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m.-noon.

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) has been recognized on Forbes List of Best Employers by State for 2024. CNO is ranked at number 2 of 35 organizations in Oklahoma.

Sharing Hope Food Bank is open Monday (1st through 4th) 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 400 W. Bissell. Closed on holidays (alternate time is posted on door). Bring Social Security card, drivers license, for all household members, current utility bill. Must meet income guidelines.

Felony 104 – Destiney Suellen Williams: Child endangerment while driving under the influence. 105 – Jerald Farnsworth: Actual physical control of vehicle under the influence.

The Choctaw Nation Wildlife Conservation team will host a Q&A session on the recently signed Wildlife Reciprocity Agreement. With big game hunting season beginning on Oct. 1, the team would like to explain the agreement and answer any questions.

• Empowering students to ‘spend life wisely’ HUGO –– First United Bank announces the successful launch of the First United Bank Pillar Academy, an innovative Youth Leadership Program aimed at immersing students in the principles of “Spend Life Wisely.” With a strong commitment to community impact and empowering the next generation, First United Bank’s Pillar Academy will provide real-life resources through its four pillars to 12 juniors from Soper, Fort Towson and Hugo High Schools. The Pillar Academy program encompasses First United Bank’s core pillars.

Joshua 2 Rahab and the Spies 1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

Firstfruits and Tithes 1 When you have entered the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, 2 take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the Lord your God is giving you and put them in a basket.

the 2024 Hugo FFA Pivot team, include: Avery Mitchell Tatum Fancher Jamari Scroggins Da Da Freeman Aubree Edward’s Susanna Brown D Airreon Jeffries Jaleigh Loper.