No. 7 Easten Powell throws the ball during a drill in the middle of practice Monday at the Tornado Bowl. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
Ashlyn Hunter, left, awards Nate Hickey the Custer County 4-H Scholarship at the Arapaho-Butler Senior Awards ceremony at the auditorium. CDN | Christian Jacobsen
Landon Wilson heads toward center court for his graduation ceremony at the Tornado Dome. CDN | Christian Jacobsen
Chanda Shepherd reads “Where the Red Fern Grows” to her elementary students at Arapaho-Butler Elementary. CDN | Christian Jacobsen
Jessica Winegeart
Colombia Castro prepares the supplies for the Box Fan Drive slated tomorrow at Sinor EMS. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

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No. 7 Easten Powell throws the ball during a drill in the middle of practice Monday at the Tornado Bowl. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

Despite getting a late start to spring practice with waiting on coaches to finish up at other schools, the Clinton High School football team hit the ground running Monday in the Tornado Bowl.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — He’s the best player on the best team, and the voters say he’s the best player in the league, too.

Columns & Opinions

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently discovered that a new friend of mine has a different political opinion than I do.

Dear Doctors: I am a shift worker and have developed severe sensitivity to noise at night. My brain constantly scans for noise, and even when there is none, it feels like it’s replaying it. Even in good sleep environments, I’m struggling. I’m very motivated to work on this, and I need guidance.

Obituaries

Funeral services for Jason Douglas Turner, 54, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, at the Kiesau-Lee Chapel.

Harold Clayton Aylett, age 86, longtime Enid resident, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Friday, May 15, 2026, at Clinton River Valley Nursing Facility. He was born on May 16, 1939, in Buffalo, New York, to Gordon and Cynthia (Dute) Aylett.