Choctaw Nation announces expansion, remodel of McAlester Health Clinic

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McALESTER –– The Choctaw Nation Health Clinic in McAlester will be remodeled and expanding in size and services. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and is estimated to be completed in 2024. The expansion will more than double the size of the clinic’s square footage and provide services not currently offered.
Choctaw Nation announces expansion, remodel of McAlester Health Clinic

Local groups participate in Paint Oklahoma Beautiful

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Many community structures in Oklahoma have been chosen to participate in Paint Oklahoma Beautiful. This Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) program is designed to encourage volunteers to seek out community structures and renovate them with the creative use of resources. This year, Project G.A.I.N., Red River Hoops, and Rosewood Resource Center were chosen as participating groups.

A Harverst of Fun

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The Choctaw County Free Fair –– A Harvest of Fun –– begins next week. Booth setup and fair item entry begins on Tuesday, Sept.
A Harverst of Fun

Primary runoff election results

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Choctaw County Results State Treasurer (R) Todd Russ 519 Clark Jolley 289 Superintendent of Public Instruction (R) Ryan Walters 454 April Grace 386 Commissioner of Labor (R) Leslie Osborn 348 Sean Roberts 470 Corporation Commissioner (R) Kim David 518 Todd Thomsen 290 United States Senator (R) Markwayne Mullin 673 T.W. Shannon 184 US Representative District 2 (R) Avery Frix 289 Josh Brecheen 559 United States Senator (D) Madison Horn 132 Jason Bollinger 145 Statewide results State Treasurer (R) Todd Russ 150,367 Clark Jolley 120,515 Superintendent of Public Instruction (R) Ryan Walters 149,086 April Grace 130,116 Commissioner of Labor (R) Leslie Osborn 143,883 Sean Roberts 127,526 Corporation Commission (R) Kim David 158,752 Todd Thomsen 109,777 United States Senator (R) Markwayne Mullin 183,034 T.W. Shannon 98,215 US Representative District 2 (R) Avery Frix 30,674 Josh Brecheen 33,507 State Senator District 2 (R) Jarrin Jackson 4,442 Ally Seifried 5,191 United States Senator (D) Madison Horn 60,896 Jason Bollinger 32,098

Downtown Hugo gets a facelift

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A $40,000 arch, which includes a “Welcome to Downtown Hugo” sign in the middle, was installed courtesy of the City of Hugo. At a networking event earlier in the week, City Manager Leah Savage said it’s the first of what she hopes will be a few arches throughout Hugo.
Downtown Hugo gets a facelift

Baptist Village to become Elmbrook of Hugo

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The transfer of ownership by Baptist Village Communities (BVC) of Baptist Village of Hugo to Elmbrook Management Inc (Elmbrook) is scheduled to be final on Aug. 31. Elmbrook will begin operations Sept. 1. The transfer of operations was first announced March 10.

Weather Update

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...with Steve Norris Hugo News Meteorologist Looks like it’s going to be a week of partly cloudy weather with highs near 90 and lows around 70 and there could be a few pop-up afternoon thunderstorms, but the best chances will probably come late in the weekend or early next week, about 40%. The Farmers Almanac had a great article about how occasionally you will see a halo around the moon at night and did you ever wonder if it means anything on what kind of weather is coming? I learned about this when I first started studying meteorology and we do get rain about 70% of the time.
Weather Update

BLM announces new wild horses and burros opportunity

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The Bureau of Land Management is announcing new grants available to public and private partners to help support the agency’s mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros. The funding opportunity is open to local and state governments, tribes, other federal agencies and non-profit organizations.
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