The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) is asking Oklahomans a simple question this September: “You good?”

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist will oversee experiments aimed at creating a medication to treat methamphetamine and cocaine addiction. Mike Beckstead, Ph.D., is the principal investigator on a new one-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Vicky Roberts, of Hugo, was the winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 23 out of 24 games correctly. Roberts guessed closest (444) to the OU Sooners’ total yardage (401) to edge out Don Loman.

FORT TOWSON –– A Fort Towson man was arrested Aug. 21 after a woman reported being struck in the head with a hammer, according to court records.

HUGO –– Hugo City Council members worked through a lengthy agenda during Tuesday’s September meeting, including several high-priority purchases for the city’s Wastewater Department.

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HUGO –– A Hugo man was arrested Aug. 24 following an alleged altercation involving a knife at a residence on N.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has accepted Attorney General Gentner Dummond’s motion to stay the judgment against poultry corporations in light of the settlement he reached with the companies in July. The case will return to district court for the judgment to be released.

The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) has launched the Invasive Woody Species Cost-Share Program — an ongoing initiative to manage invasive woody species across Oklahoma’s agricultural landscapes.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued an opinion protecting farmers from being cited for not having a highway escort when they haul equipment between fields. The opinion, A.G. 2026-11, clarifies state law concerning oversized vehicles.