Oftentimes the most important words after a disaster are those you didn’t have to use such as death/injuries, starting over, rebuilding, and others. That’s where the protection of Oklahoma’s network of 2,107 flood control dams and voluntary conservation practices once again shined.

Happy Birthday to Linda Knight (June 18) and Thomas Hood (June 21)! First Baptist Church in Grant, 710 Everidge, will be holding a Revival, featuring Andy and Renie Bowman of Broken Arrow, beginning Sunday, June 26 at 11 a.m. It will be held June 27-29 at 7 p.m.

Partly cloudy and hot pretty much covers it all the way through the weekend with high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s and the heat index hitting 100 on most days. We don’t see any major weather changes in the next two weeks as the heat will continue.

IRIS GARDEN CLUB Yard of the Month was Don and Gail Hilliard at 1103 E. Kirk. The beautiful yard has many beautiful flowers, large trees and a lovely patio area. Pictured with the Hillyards are Garden club members.

THE HUGO AREA Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Al Gilberti, a new resident to Hugo who’s joined the chamber as “The Senior that Sings.” Gilberti moved to Hugo from the Dallas area, where he sang in a variety of venues.

Summer is just around the corner and the Southeast Oklahoma Library System (SEOLS) is gearing up for its 2022 Summer Reading Program –– Oceans of Possibilities! The program will run through June 30 at all SEOLS locations.

Misdemeanor 045 – Gerald Wayne Shannon: Assault and battery. Money judgments under $10,000 039 – LVNV Funding LLC vs.

STILLWATER –– A total of 7,097 students were named to the 2022 spring semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

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.