Western Oklahoma Christian School in Clinton named sixth-grade students Leticia (Lettie) Mitchell as valedictorian and Addalie Evetts as salutatorian.
News
(AP) – Hoax calls involving alleged bomb threats and even claims of active shooters have prompted evacuations and closures at several zoos around the U.S. in recent days, disrupting family plans and taxing public safety resources in some cities.
Sports
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — From a strictly basketball standpoint, this young version of the Thunder truly arrived last season when they won Oklahoma City’s first NBA title.
Clinton track and field found success at the Class 4A Regional Meet over the weekend in Plainview, as six members of the program punched their tickets to the state meet in Catoosa.
Columns & Opinions
Last week, we went out to celebrate with my oldest and most curmudgeonly friend, Andrew.
President Trump told reporters, “I’ve studied assassinations, and I must tell you, the most impactful people, the people that do the most ... they’re the ones that they go after,” after the latest attempt on his life at the White House correspondents’ dinner last weekend. “And I hate to say I’m honored by that, but I’ve done a lot.”
Obituaries
Kenneth Earl Shackelford, age 74, of Bessie, Oklahoma, was born February 14, 1952, in Roswell, New Mexico, to Leonard and Mattie Mae (Powers) Shackelford. He passed away on May 3, 2026, at his home in Bessie.
Jimmy Lynn Burden, aged 69, passed away on May 3, 2026, in Clinton, Oklahoma. Born on March 9, 1957, to Van and Edith (Ward) Burden, Jim was raised in the Foss and Clinton area and graduated from Canute High School in Canute, Oklahoma.