Officers of the Hugo, Boswell and Fort Towson FFA chapters participated in the 2020 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Sep. 1 at Life Church in McAlester, Okla.

When it comes to healthcare, 2020 continues to be a bitter pill –– and people in the industry are reporting it could get worse. A nation already staggering from the COVID-19 pandemic also faces a shortage of healthcare providers in all areas, from family physicians, to dentists, to nurses and beyond.

October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) awareness month. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) wants all parents of new babies to know that there are steps they can take to protect their children from the risk posed by SIDS.

Hope Pregnancy Care Center celebrated a grand reopening Sept. 20 at its location at 1000 W.

We have a sunny week ahead but a strong cold front will move through and drop out high temperatures from the 80s on Wednesday to the 60s by Friday. Currently there is no rain in our seven-day forecast unless a shower pops up along that cold front at midweek.

Hugo Middle School Library held a Literacy Night on Sept. 15, 2020. There were more than 30 parents, students and faculty who attended, and six stations from which attendees could choose to participate. Drinks and free bookmarks were available to all.

The Veterans Day Ceremony scheduled for Nov. 11 in Tvshka Homma will be cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

BOSWELL — Boswell Mayor Buck Eastwood was arrested Friday and booked into the Choctaw County jail on a felony warrant for “malicious injury to property… over $1,000.” Choctaw County Deputy Sheriff James Dill (No. 1214) wrote in affidavit of probable cause report that he received a phone call from George Holder on Aug.

Choctaw County Ambulance Authority Executive Director Randy Springfield told board members during their regular meeting Oct. 8, the EMS district’s current financial status is “stable.” While the authority’s finances were in the positive territory prior to COVID-19, the pandemic’s arrival delivered many negatives –– additional expenses, fewer calls for patient transports and a delay in the sales tax election that in turn meant a loss in revenue.

SHARLA FROST, a native of Frogville, Okla., held her first official book signing event in Fort Towson last week to feature her new title: “Power at the Table.” Frost has been widely acclaimed as one of the nation’s best litigation attorneys. She was recognized as a “Texas SuperLawyer” each year from 2005 to 2020 and was named Houston’s “Lawyer of the Year” in 2018. In its first week on the Amazon Business Book List, “Power at the Table” leaped into the No. 1 position, creating even more acclaim for this prominent countian. Frost’s book is available at Amazon Books and at many online book stores.