The remains of the Mission House living quarters Thursday morning after its demolition with the second-floor staircase still present. The Mission House’s kitchen is now open again for patrons.
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The South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) has been awarded $2.6 million for the first year of a five-year grant through the Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program to strengthen health care access and improve health and wellness outcomes in rural areas throughout the state.
Sports
During the spring sport season, most of the focus is to baseball and soccer for Clinton and one sport falls through the cracks.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The United Football League will add an expansion team in Oklahoma City to begin play in the spring of 2028, the league announced Thursday.
Columns & Opinions
DEAR HARRIETTE: A few months ago, I traveled home for winter break and went on a date with a former classmate. I was surprised when he asked me out, mainly because growing up, I was the only gay boy in my grade. To be honest, I really wasn’t even that interested in him; I just wanted to see what this was about. Turns out, we get along well. He wasn’t just trying to make a move – he took me out to eat at a nice restaurant a few towns over, got me dessert and drove us to the beach to watch the waves afterward. It seemed amazing ... until I found out he has a girlfriend. I ended the date immediately and made him take me home. I want to tell his girlfriend, but I don’t want to potentially out him, especially in the evangelical Midwest. What do you suggest I do?
President Donald Trump says he finds it insulting to hear critics say he does not have a plan to win the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. “People say he doesn’t have a plan,” Trump told reporters Monday. “I have the best plan of all, but I’m not going to tell you what my plan is.”
Obituaries
Jolene Shinn, age 83, of Tuttle, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Senior Village Nursing Center in Blanchard.
Christa Margareta Miller, age 82, a longtime resident of Clinton, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her beloved husband by her side.