Friday, June 17 Meatloaf Cabbage Yams Muffins Fruit Salad Wednesday, June 22 Barbecue Ribs Potato Salad Baked Beans Rolls Cherry Cheesecake.

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s (CNO) Success Through Academic Recognition (STAR) Program is again rewarding tribal members for academic excellence. STAR provides Choctaw students, in second through 12th grades, with gift cards at the end of each semester. A report card with straight As will earn a $25 gift card, and students with all A’s and Bs or all Bs will receive a $10 gift card. Perfect attendance can earn an additional $25 gift card for a student.

WILBURTON –– Eastern Oklahoma State College has announced honor rolls for the fall 2022 semester. Named to the Named to the spring 2022 semester lists were: PRESIDENT’S HONOR ROLL Choctaw County Swink – Freeda Mcclure.

Fort Towson High School held a National Honor Society Induction Ceremony on April 28. Nine members were inducted at this time. Members were selected after a rigorous application process which included an essay followed by a rubic scoring process based on the four pillars of the National Honor Society. These include Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Character.

Congratulations to the Parade Winners: • First Place Float: Lemonace. • Second Place Float: 4H/FFA.

On Monday night, the Hugo Public Schools Administration building was packed with concerned parents and citizens waiting for their chance to speak during the regularly-scheduled monthly board meeting. When the group was given the floor toward the end of the meeting, they raised concerns about school board transparency, the hiring process that led to Cory Smith being hired as the next superintendent, disciplinary action in schools, low test scores and the lack of retention among faculty and support staff.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– The body of an unidentified white male was recovered Sunday, south of the Hugo Dam on Kiamichi River. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the body was located around 6:30 p.m.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has identified its first probable case of monkeypox and is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to confirm the infection in a central Oklahoma resident with recent international travel to a country with confirmed cases.

Mental illness and the family Most people believe that mental disorders are rare and happen to someone else. In fact, mental disorders are common and widespread.

OKLAHOMA CITY – OSDH understands the difficulties the current infant formula shortage is causing in our state. While we are unable to become directly involved in the supply-chain process, we will try to keep Oklahomans up-to-date on how to find resources and updates as they become available from the federal government and manufacturers.