Choctaw County OSU Extension will be hosting the 2025 “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 at the Choctaw County Extension office.

Choctaw County Extension Office, 415 E. Rena in Hugo, will be holding a program for people with diabetes and their families and caregivers. The instructor will be Kris Bailey. The classes will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. each Monday in August, Aug. 4, 11, 18 and 25.

National Farmers Market Week, Aug. 3 to 9, is the perfect time for Oklahomans to explore their local farmers markets. Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), provides resources to make visits easier and more enjoyable.

Can one of the most common items in the produce aisle reduce arthritis-related inflammation and pain? Two Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientists hope to find out.

17 So he told her everything. “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”

14 “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

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HUGO — Oklahoma State Senator David Bullard spoke at a Town Hall meeting at the Reynolds Library in Hugo Tuesday, July 29, bringing a dozen attendies up-to-date on this year’s legislative session which he called “a session of surprises.”

HUGO — Pushmataha County businessman Derek Porter has announced that he will be a candidate for the District 19 State Representative position that encompases Choctaw and Pushmataha County. A lifelong Oklahoman, Porter owns Julian Lumber, Pushmataha County’s largest private employer.

HUGO –– Choctaw County Sheriff Deputies apprehended a Hugo man last week on complaints of receive/possess/conceal stolen property and driving with license canceled/ suspended or revoked. According to official reports, a Sheriff’s Deputy was on patrol near N.