Those filing for local, municipal positions include: Boswell Board of Trustees • Michael Armbrister • Tammy Carrico • Stormy Patterson • Peggy Lynn Cahill • Lela Marshall Town Clerk/Treasurer • Amber Miller • Toni Pierce Soper Board of Trustees • Ellen Trapp Town Clerk/Treasurer • Terri Mays Hugo Councilmember Ward No. 1 • Josh Armes Councilmember Ward No.

Since the start of the year, blood donations are substantially down, and fewer people are stepping up to donate. Now, Our Blood Institute asks the question, “Can our community come back to help us fight and save the humans?”

Using genomic surveillance, Oklahoma State University researchers have developed a new method of predicting infectious disease surges, including COVID- 19. Preparation time is crucial for prevention and something medical professionals lacked at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Felony 007 – Jack Lester Martin: Assault and battery upon a police officer. 008 – Misty Ricks: Larceny of lost property.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Select Oklahoma school districts now have a unique opportunity to increase the purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs. The Local Food for Schools Program is designed to help school districts partner with local farmers and ranchers to give students more access to nutritious foods unique to the area they live.

Stitt presents three goals in State of the State Address: • Drive excellence in education. • Continue to make Oklahoma the most business-friendly state in the nation.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– Several arrests were made over the weekend, as a number of sex offenders were arrested for non-compliance with sex offender registration requirements. The arrests were a part of a sex offender compliance operation led by the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Department.

Congressman Josh Brecheen says he will hold in-person town hall meetings in Bartlesville, Claremore, Durant, McAlester, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pryor and Tahlequah. Constituents are invited to share their thoughts and ask questions about policy issues.

Department has gotten a face lift in recent weeks. Local businessman David King volunteered his time and services for the renovation of the exterior of the HPD building. King also was responsible for the new look of the old blue building on Broadway.

BOSWELL — Chase Lane Rocha, 21, of 402 E. 2095 Road near Boswell, has been arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder by the Choctaw Nation in connection with the killing of Riki Renee Amix on Jan. 24, 2023.