Ever received a frantic phone call from someone needing help? Out of nowhere in a dazzling blue sky, that swiftly moving thunderstorm of need rolls in over your nice quiet afternoon. And the peaceful rhythm of the day is suddenly set to an uneven beat.

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Poteau Public School superintendent Dr. Don Sjoberg announced the District Teacher of the Year –– Victoria Fisher, who is in her fourth year of teaching Spanish at Poteau High School.

THE FORT TOWSON FFA had the opportunity to host members of the state officer team during the 2021-2022 Goodwill Tour. Students got to visit with the state officers, pick their brains, and learn about leadership along the way. Contributed Photos

The Choctaw Casino & Resort in Grant will be hosting a job fair from 12 to 6 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Choctaw Nation Community Center, 408 N. M St. in Hugo. Open positions include: Bartenders, servers, hotel EVC and cooks.

HUGO LIONS CLUB December Students of the Month were: Camden Holt and Natalie Edwards. They are pictured with Hugo High School principal, Greg Holt.

January is Board of Education Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and technology centers to honor Oklahoma’s more than 2,700 elected school board members for their dedication to students and communities.

Have you ever made an enemy? Someone who not only detests you, but actually would love to see the ground open up and swallow you. While they laugh and annihilate everything that used to be yours.

The Southeast Oklahoma Library System (SEOLS) announces its newest resource, The Library of Things! The Library of Things is a collection of non-traditional library items that complement SEOLS mission to be a place where people can explore yesterday’s heritage, today’s information and tomorrow’s dreams. “This is an exciting addition that will connect patrons with non-traditional library items,” SE-OLS Marketing Manager Eddie Gray said.

Years ago, songwriter Mac Davis penned the lyrics to a song about a tiny orphan girl who evidently longed to experience being loved. In the song, “WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU,” she writes a note containing those words, and it into the wind. A lonely old man eventually found the note among the autumn leaves and read her plea for love. That was the beginning of a beautiful and warm friendship that both of them desperately needed.