Beef is a staple in cuisines worldwide, valued for its flavor and nutrition. During #ClimateWeekNYC it is important to look at the beef industry’s commitment to continued improvement. Recent research on the issue has only served to demonstrate that the beef industry does in fact employ sustainability practices throughout each stage of production.

A Johnson O’Malley meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

After the sunny and hot weather that started the week we will see the chance of showers and thunderstorms going up considerably from Wednesday through Friday and high temperatures will drop to near-80 by the end of the week.

Friday, Oct. 1 Ribs Potato Salad Baked Beans Rolls Jello with Fruit Cocktail Wednesday, Oct.

Doaksville historic candlelight tours will be held Oct. 1-2 in Fort Towson.

Felony 088 – Kenneth Scott Mays III: Knowingly receiving stolen property. 089 – Sherry Lynn Williams: Harboring fugitive from justice.

In the face of rising cases across the state, Oklahoma Blood Institute is relaunching its COVID-19 antibody testing program. The test will provide donors an additional piece of health information, similar to the existing health screenings typically provided to all donors.

The Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) is giving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “booster dose” to those authorized to receive it by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

HUGO –– Kiamichi Technology Center’s Hugo campus held an open house last week to mark the launch of a new program –– KTC’s Kubota Tech and National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) partnership.

CHARLIE BOB WIBBEN (center), of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 17 out of 19 games correctly. Wibben guessed closest (403) to the OU Sooners’ total offense figure (313) to edge out Jon Kroeger and Ernest McCarty. Above, Wibben collects the $50 weekly prize from Zack Savage and Gwen Coffman of First Bank, where he obtained his winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS, First United Bank, Dyer Quick Lube, AmeriState Bank, Red River Counseling, Sonic, Hugo Lake Marina & Cabins-Little Dixie, Busy Bee, Security First National Bank, First Bank, Pruett’s Food, Superior Wheel & Tire, Shelter Insurance-Julia King, Ed Wallace Ford, Stoned 4 Survival, R.E. McGuire Insurance-Ernie Taylor, Jay Hodge, U.S. Cellular and Hugo Express Pharmacy. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.