Hugo Elementary School announces it has received a $3,750 Classroom Enhancement grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation administered by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. The grant will be used to assist in funding Science Around the Room, which will allow Hugo Elementary School to provide educational opportunities that will expand its students’ horizons.

• Paris Regional Health recognized for heart attack and heart failure care Paris Regional Health has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2023-2024 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for heart failure and heart attack care.

The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is launching a statewide campaign highlighting the link between smoking and Type 2 diabetes. In Oklahoma, diabetes is one of the ten leading causes of death, affecting nearly half a million residents (14%) — and more than one million Oklahomans are affected by prediabetes.

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• Goodland Academy awarded $5,000 to provide stable environment for youth ITC Great Plains is supporting youth through a $5,000 grant awarded to Goodland Academy. Goodland Academy’s priority is to provide education and a stable environment for all children and adolescents in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.

Seven students from the Rattan High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America chapter recently attended the 2023 Lead Conference. The Lead Conference, one of four planned around the state, was held on Sept.

Hugo’s Southside Baptist Church is hosting a gospel concert featuring Walter Plant on Oct. 7, 2023, at 6 p.m.

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