The Choctaw Nation officially opened its new central laundry facility in Hugo Thursday, after Chief Gary Batton and members of the Tribal Council toured the modern high volume facility.

The number of COVID cases are on the rise locally after a brief hiatus, according to discussion during the Choctaw County Memorial Hospital board meeting June 30. “They are starting a little uptick,” hospital CEO Nick Rowland said.

1 When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, 2 Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back; 4 the mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand 1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down...

1 “ ‘At that time, declares the Lord, the bones of the kings and officials of Judah, the bones of the priests and prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. 2 They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have...

OKLAHOMA CITY –– State health officials are soliciting comments from individuals regarding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Public feedback is needed for the State Plan of Program Operations for the 2022 Federal Fiscal Year.

• Nearly 120,000 people began receiving full Medicaid benefits on July 1 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced recently that approximately 190,000 individuals between the ages of 19-64 in Oklahoma are now eligible for health coverage, thanks to Medicaid expansion made...

Like a total eclipse of the sun or rare blood moon, the mass emergence of periodical cicadas is a natural phenomenon that piques interest worldwide.

Baylor University celebrated more than 7,500 graduates of the Classes of 2020 and 2021 during six in-person commencement ceremonies May 6-8 at McLane Stadium on the banks of the Brazos River. President Linda A.

Hugo Chapel Baptist Church will have its annual Usher’s Program at 3 p.m Sunday, July 18 with the Rev. Roylia Akins. Special guests include the Rev. Clevondo Benson and Corinth Baptist Church family. The public is invited.