Here's your preview of Tuesday's paper

- Fire danger is concern of county

- Arson suspected of house fire on Lee

- Additional theft charges are filed

- Senior Clinton hooper looking into banking career

The aftermath of a structure fire that broke out Saturday at 1121 Lee Ave., which is currently under investigation by Clinton Police Department and Clinton Fire Department under the suspicion of arson. CDN | Micah Ashcraft

While many spent their past weekend taking down Christmas lights and taking care of holiday leftovers, Clinton Fire Department responded to a call Saturday about a home fire, as well as investigation into potential arson, at a house in the 1100 block of Lee Avenue.

D.A.R.E. to be great

From left, Clinton Student Resource Officer Andrew Wilson, fourth-place winner Nevaeh Davidson, third-place Stella Shackelford, fifth-place Zianna Almquist, first-place Trinity Rogers, second-place Jasper Whitten, and Clinton Student Resource Officer Dillon Whitten stand together after announcing the winners of the D.A.R.E. Graduation essay contest.

Though the county is not under a burn ban, fire danger was a frequent topic of conversation at Monday’s meeting of the Custer County commissioners.

Charges have been added to a previous sentence for a man who was recently arrested for copper theft from a windmill site after further investigation linked him to another burglary at the same location.

Red dirt on Red Wheat

Milo Ocshoa sits in the vehicle cab Monday morning, as dirt from the location of the McDonald’s parking lot exit sign loads into his wheel loader to be hauled off.

A 60-year-old man from Coffeeville was injured early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 at the westbound 13 mile marker and 1810 Road.

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