HUGO –– Law enforcement responded to what appeared to be another drive-by shooting last Friday afternoon. According to reports, police arrived at the intersection of North I and Arthur St.

Felony charges against former Boswell mayor Buck Eastwood for malicious injury to property over $1,000 were recently dropped and the case dismissed by District Attorney Mark Matloff. According to court documents, evidence cannot sustain a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.

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• The organizational name change reflects the organization’s desire to inspire the communities of people it serves while encouraging upward mobility HUGO –– The local nonprofit organization serving people in Choctaw, Pushmataha and McCurtain counties in southeast Oklahoma, announced today the organization’s official rebrand to LIFT Community Action Agency (LIFT CAA), effective immediately. Becky Reynolds, LIFT CAA executive director, said the name change and new logo is attributed to the organization’s growth and expansion of its services, service area and team since its founding days in 1968.

Well, we asked for something exciting, right? Right? Well, we got it, and my guess is the excitement is going to quickly turn to dread once it’s over. We have a 3-4 day blast of winter right out of last February, complete with a POSSIBLE crippling ice storm, a PROBABLE snowstorm, and DEFINITE life-threatening cold air.

FORT TOWSON –– Fort Towson city officials over the weekend, notified residents of two major DEQ violations they are working to address. The letter sent to residents and water customers, included: “As you may already know or have seen, there is a sewer bypass at a S.