Keaira Spear was crowned the 2020 Hugo Football Homecoming Queen in front of a packed Gene Nesbit Stadium Friday evening. A picture of the Homecoming Court can be found on today’s Sports, page 2B. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill

IDABEL –– The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), working with the Idabel Police Department, arrested a 27-year-old woman who is accused of removing an unborn baby from a Texas woman’s body. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the victim, 21-year-old Reagan Simmons-Hancock, died as a result of the injuries she sustained. The baby is also deceased.

Charlotte Ramsey, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 15 out of 17 games correctly. Pictured, Ramsey’s mother Mildred Bates collects the $50 weekly prize from David Dyer of Dyer Quick Lube, where she obtained her winning entry blank. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.

ARDMORE –– Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, marked the 75th anniversary of Noble Research Institute and the beginning of a year-long celebration of agricultural producers, the land that provides for our collective well-being, and the organization’s future.

Healthy Soil for Life Soil health, also referred to as soil quality, is defined as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. This definition speaks to the importance of managing soils so they are sustainable for future generations.

Sunny days and clear nights are in the forecast all the way through your Columbus Day weekend. High temperatures will mostly range from 80 to 85 degrees in the afternoon, with a few low 90s expected. I do see some cooler weather next week with highs in the 70s from Oct. 14-19. Dry weather is going to go on for quite a while it looks like.

The Co-Op’s annual meeting was held in Idabel at the McCurtain Co. Fairgrounds in the Larry Brinkley Event Center on Sept.

23-24 Hugo’s city-wide fall cleanup is set for Oct. 23-24. All items must be taken to the landfill on S. Eighth St., across from the bypass from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Curbside pickup is available for the very elderly and handicapped only, by calling 580.326.2344 or 580.326.9598 by 12 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. No hazardous waste allowed, such as paint, batteries, tires, etc.

TARYN JOE is a senior and a fourth year band student. Taryn joined band as a beginner in ninth grade and is now lead trumpet! Her determination to become a great player has paid off many times over. As band co-captain and section leader, she has earned the respect and admiration of all the band members. Taryn is currently in marching band, concert band and jazz band and is a member of the LEO Club, Student Council, NHS and the medical program HOSA. “Did I mention that she is the co-Valedictorian of her class?Taryn is a remarkable and driven young lady and we are very fortunate to have her as part of the ‘Herd of Thunder’ Band family,” Band Director John Sinibaldi said. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill

CONGRATULATIONS TO the Hugo Middle School September Students of the Month: Kacie Reynolds, seventh grade Cheerleader, Lady Buff softball, and Student Council VP; Genesis Smith, sixth grade Lady Buff basketball and softball, and Student Council Rep., and Caity Fuller, eighth grade Lady Buff softball, Office Aide, and Student Council Treasurer.