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• Could a coat of paint keep your home warm in the winter and cooler in the summer? “Insulating paint,” a technology that was developed by NASA to protect shuttles from extreme temperatures when they reenter Earth’s atmosphere, is produced by adding a special powder made of microscopic “ceramic spheres” that create a barrier wherever you apply it. It has the potential to reduce heat gain/loss by as much as 20%.

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- School board talks about incident

- Matters discussed by county

- Driving school offers hands-on instruction

- Lady Reds soccer decimates Harding Charter

As the Artemis II mission moved toward a scheduled splashdown Friday night, the eyes of the world were fixed on the four astronauts returning from their historic loop around the moon. The “Orion” capsule carries many distinct “Made in Oklahoma” materials that represent a decade of Oklahoman engineering and manufacturing.

Learning the game

Tom Huey, left, and Marvin Taylor listen to the rules of “Football Toss” at the Clinton Veterans Center.

Construction continues

An excavator, equipped with a jackhammer, removes road from Interstate 40 over Red Wheat Drive.

The Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) and Oklahoma Legislature leaders recently announced the formation of the bipartisan RUSO Caucus, a new legislative caucus comprised of lawmakers who are alumni of RUSO institutions or who support the RUSO system’s mission to prepare students to lead Oklahoma into the future.

Jason Jackson, left, and Billy Goodwin sit in a 2025 Hyundai Elantra used at DriveSmart Academy 360 in Clinton. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Parents of the students at DriveSmart Academy 360, located at 907 S. 10 St., have already begun to take notice of one key training strategy they employ. Instructors take part of their lessons out of the classroom, and head straight to students’ houses for instruction.

As is customary with every meeting of the Custer County commissioners, Monday the tradition of receiving updated reports continued around the oval meeting table.

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