From left, Melissa Knabe, assistant superintendent; Jennifer Daubenspeck, grant winner; Debbie Carlisle, CPSF director; and Tonya Gaunt, CPSF director, celebrate Daubenspeck’s grant approval. CDN | Courtesy photo
Clinton’s Jaeden Tortoledo aims his bow as he prepares to fire during archery practice Wednesday at the old Clinton Middle School Gym. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
Baylor Moore
Murderous intent
Cami Moran
Clinton’s Tyson Brookter, left, grapples with his opponent during the Max Dippel Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Weatherford this season. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

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With the greens improved and back in decent shape, the Riverside Golf Course is now looking forward to obtaining a little more “green” in the process with restored rates approved at the recent Clinton City Council meeting.

Sports

Baylor Moore

At the beginning of the week, history was made for the Clinton Lady Reds wrestling program as Baylor Moore clinched a spot in the Class 5A State Wrestling Tournament, the first time the Lady Reds will be represented at the annual event in the history of the program.

Clinton’s Hadley Meget fights through a Weatherford defender this season. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

Fighting for points

Columns & Opinions

DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband claims that he supports my career as a lawyer in big law; however, he gets irritated when I work late. He says he feels like I don't have time for him and that I always put my job first over everything. I work extremely long hours, sometimes staying at the office past 9 or 10 p.m., and occasionally I even have to log back on once I get home.

Nearly a month into his second year in office, President Trump’s Cabinet has been remarkably stable. No Cabinet member has quit, been fired, pushed out or otherwise left the building. The question is whether that is a good thing. A president does not want to let his political enemies hound his top Cabinet officials out of office. On the other hand, by the end of an administration’s first year, it’s usually clear that one, or two or more of the president’s Cabinet just aren’t working out. That is the issue confronting Trump today.

Obituaries

It is with profound sorrow that the family of John Tapley Jordan announces his passing on February 13, 2026, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 88. John was a loving father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, and friend. John’s life was a testament to service, both to his country and to the family and friends whom he cherished above all.

Sandra Lynn Bearbow, age 65, former Arapaho resident, was born March 8, 1960, in Clinton, to Calvin and Cordelia (Morton) Bearbow. She passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in Oklahoma City, surrounded by her loving family.