Private memorial service for Dorothy “Dot” Jean Glenn will be held at a later date. Dot passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Hugo, Okla., at the age of 85.

Graveside services for Melanie Jo Rutledge, of Lindsay, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. July 5, 2021 at Restland Cemetery in Boswell, Okla.

Hugo has been blessed to have had a few Centenarians down through the years, and each in his or her own way... has a story to tell and one that is worthy of our time.

Although it’s the interim, things are still busy at the Capitol as we are already preparing for the next legislative session. Budget leaders are already crunching numbers to see what the 2023 fiscal year budget may look like, and members of the Select Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee are busy reviewing the budgets of the more than 50 state agencies that don’t receive legislative appropriations.

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Minority Leader Emily Virgin, D-Norman, filed an interim study request Tuesday to examine the benefits of ending the state sales tax on groceries. Eliminating the tax was a key component of House Democrats’ Oklahoma Focused Budget this past session.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said he was informed by some members of the U.S. military that they would quit if the armed forces mandated a COVID-19 vaccine, coming after a report claimed that Army headquarters told commanders to prepare for mandatory vaccinations in September.

Special 100th birthday celebrations for Henry Lyles will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 11 at Hugo’s First Christian Church and from noon to 2 p.m.

Awesome Adventures –– Getting up close and learning about Asian elephants is a daily treat for summer campers at Awesome Adventures in Hugo. Above, Christian Loyal supervises as the campers feed Becky and Traci. Not pictured is Camp Director Karyn Olmos, who also teaches and supervises each day’s activities. Hugo News / Stan Stamper

Lots of sunshine for southeast Oklahoma this week with high temperatures mostly in the low- to mid-90s and lows in the low-70s. Rain chances will be quite low with nothing more than 30%.

• America’s Drive-In thanked public school teachers by donating $1.5 million to requests for learning supplies across the country To honor the creative efforts teachers have made to maneuver their ever-shifting learning environments and keep students engaged this past year, SONIC Drive-In donated $1.5 million to teacher requests on national education nonprofit site DonorsChoose on Teacher Appreciation Day, May 4. As part of SONIC’s ongoing Limeades for Learning initiative, the $1.5 million donation helped fund more than 7,000 teacher requests across the country in need of critical resources, including a special teacher in Hugo, Okla., who received a combined donation of $75.