More than 10 Clinton residents and the Clinton Fire Department received a presentation recently at Clinton Regional Hospital about the prevalence of fentanyl in Oklahoma from DEA Special Agent Brook Wilson.
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat Tuesday after getting good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of the respiratory infection that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month in the longest and gravest threat to his 12-year papacy.
Sports
After Friday’s game against Watonga was cancelled due to weather, the baseball teams for Clinton and Leedey decided to make the Reds’ home opener Thursday a double header between the two teams, where each would take one game.
According to the fishing report from Custer County Game Warden Clint Carpenter the water at Foss Lake was 3 feet below its normal elevation level, but it was in stable condition and clear with the temperature around 41°F March 10.
Columns & Opinions
CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO
Dear Doctors: I suffered extensive fatigue that I had attributed to a COVID-19 infection. Then a lung culture found something called mycobacterium avium complex. Would you kindly consider discussing this? I realize it’s not a common illness, but for that reason it can go undetected and undiagnosed.
Obituaries
Earl Dean Pingry, 78, of Clinton, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at River Valley Nursing Home. He was born on February 19, 1947, in Clinton to Elton and Nellie (White) Pingry.
Juanita (Skeeter) Joyce Trout, a lifelong resident of Clinton, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the age of 67. She was born on February 7, 1958, in Clinton to Moses Starr Jr., and Nellie Jo (Oldcrow) Starr.