Oklahoma City-Friends of the Capitol was honored to be a part of the celebration of the life of Oklahoman, Robert Miner, by engraving his name at the Memorial Plaza at the Oklahoma State Capitol and meeting Miner’s friends and family who visited his paver. Nothing was going to stop Miner’s loved ones from celebrating his life, COVID-19, construction or heat, it did not matter!

Steadily climbing temperatures for the week ahead as we go from the upper-80s to start the week to the upper-90s by next Sunday. Fair to partly sunny skies for the next seven days with only very slim chances of any popup showers during the week. Highs in the 90s likely through Aug. 15. We finished the month of July with 3.75 inches of rain officially in Hugo.

LAST WEEK, WAVA KEELING (left center) was the guest speaker at Hugo Rotary Club’s meeting. Now with First United Bank’s Treasury Management department, you may remember her as a former meteorologist for KXII, and she gave a very informative talk regarding Oklahoma weather and upcoming resources that will help detection in our area. She is pictured here with Rotarians Zack Savage (far left), Bruce Akard (right center), and Colby Bryant (far right).

CHOCTAW NATION RECENTLY donated more than $3,500 worth of books to Hugo Elementary and Intermediate schools. Every book was written by a Native American author and in addition to providing new reading materials to the schools, these books will also help promote diversity among our students. Pictured (left to right): Charlotte Debo, Hugo City Schools District Librarian; Veta Massengale, Hugo Middle School Principal; MaLinda Pollard, Choctaw Nation Career Development; Michele Frazier, Choctaw Nation Career Development; Earl Dalke, Hugo City Schools Superintendent; Vivian Shanklin, Hugo Intermediate School Principal; Shelby Dawes, Hugo Elementary School Principal.