Phone: 580-919-1503 Out on the southern outskirts of Hugo nestled along the northern side of the Jake Pullen Bypass and Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hugo RV Park is now open for business.

Governor Kevin Stitt issued the following statement after a federal judge rejected proposed settlement agreements that Attorney General Drummond attempted to enter into after the judge decided the case.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond called on a federal court to quickly accept the hard-fought settlements totaling more than $31 million to clean up poultry litter pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. Every day without a ruling, he warned, risks unraveling agreements that took months of goodfaith negotiations to reach.

“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.”.

Choctaw County Democrats will hold their monthly meeting at the Washington Heights Hope Center (400 W. Bissell St., Hugo) on Thursday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m.

Felony 023 – Kelton Deaire Dillard: DUI, second offense. 024 – Jimmy Don Kirby: Burglary, first degree.

The Oklahoma Well Owner Network program offered through Oklahoma State University Extension and OSU’s Oklahoma Water Resources Center will host a “Get Well-Informed” free well water testing event for residents in 14 counties across southeast Oklahoma this spring.

The Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) Labor & Delivery unit has joined the TeamBirth Initiative through the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (OPQIC) at the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA), reinforcing its commitment to safe, patient-centered maternity care.

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist, backed by a $2.3 million grant, will investigate the many roles of the mitochondria, often called the powerhouse of the cell. The National Institutes of Health awarded the grant to Tommy Lewis, Ph.D., whose lab studies the importance of mitochondria in brain function.

Several District 19 residents have asked the Hugo News to investigate recent court activity relating to candidate Anthony DeVore. According to McIntosh County court records, Devore pled “nolo contendere to/of being a spectator for cockfighting.” The records further state that video evidence showed DeVore in attendance of at least one cockfight between May 2025 and June 2025.