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News
The City of Clinton’s hotel/motel tax is due to receive an influx of funds once Ordinance No. 1038 officially goes into effect allowing tax to be collected from property owners offering short-term rentals.
Graduation for the Class of 2026 is next week.
Sports
The Arapaho-Butler Indians baseball team (23-4) saw its season come to an end Thursday at Shawnee High School with a 6-4 loss to Wright City in the first round of the Class A State Tournament.
After being a strong team during the regular season, the Arapaho-Butler Lady Indians slowpitch softball team (38-4) showed why it was the top team in Class 3A as it fought its way to the program’s first slowpitch state championship Wednesday at FireLake Ball Fields in Shawnee.
Columns & Opinions
DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter has been having trouble getting pregnant. She and her husband have been trying for two years now. They have been to many doctors with no luck. I feel so bad that she is struggling, especially because both of her sisters have been able to have children. I can see how much she wants to be a mother, and it hurts me that something so meaningful to her isn’t coming easily. She tries to stay positive, but I know this has taken an emotional toll on her; sometimes I don’t know the right thing to say or do to support her.
CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO
Obituaries
Funeral services for Denver Woodrow Meacham II, 86, of Clinton, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at First Baptist Church.
Graveside services for Patricia Jo Cochran, 91, former Sentinel resident, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 9, 2026, in the Sentinel Cemetery, officiated by Dennis Hill and under the direction of the Lee Hometown Funeral Home.