The retired Attorney from Frogville, Okla., is back with what’s sure to have readers leaping for stores to pick up “Quest for a Queen,” the third installment of the Frogville series, which was released March 20, World Frog Day.

HUGO NEWS PHOTO / Bobby Hamill .

Two Hugo Lady Buffalo weightlifters carved their names into the school’s record books last week, when they became the first two female athletes to earn invitations to the State Weightlifting Meet. According to Coach Krystopher Gross, Isabel Bigfeather placed fifth at State in the Heavyweight Junior High Division.

The Iris Garden Club of Hugo met on Feb. 27 in the Burnside community room.

Oklahoma Human Services is pleased to announce the expansion of CarePortal into Choctaw County. The community is invited to join in a launch celebration from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 24 at the Lift Community Action Agency located at 500 E. Rosewood in Hugo. Interested attendees should register in advance to ensure enough space and materials.

When we think of signs of aging, most look to outward appearance. But Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists have their minds on what’s happening inside our cells — and whether a diabetes drug may slow it.

States’ Militia vs. Illegal Immigration First: What is the “Militia”? Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language (1828) tells us: “The body of soldiers in a state enrolled for discipline, but not engaged in actual service except in emergencies; as distinguished from regular troops, whose sole occupation is war or military service.

Hugo Church of the Nazarene, 100 N. H St., will be showing the movie, “Amazing Love” at 4 p.m.