Wes Switzer and Peyton Clonce

Clinton High School has recognized two of its students, Peyton Clonce and Wes Switzer, as the Red Tornado Boy and Girl of the Month of November.

Winter weather can be a challenge for everyone, but last weekend’s snowstorm posed a unique set of challenges for Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation.

From left, Clinton Rotary Club President Natalie Simpson, and fellow Rotarians Hoi Geswender, Carolyn Heerwald, and Conner Kirk bring the spice to the Frisco Center kitchen ahead of the Rotary Club Chili Day and Silent Auction tomorrow. CDN | Micah Ashcra

While the roads might still have snow and the temperatures may still be low, the Rotary Club of Clinton plans to keep warm with its annual Chili Day and Silent Auction tomorrow at the Frisco Center, in an effort to raise money for local scholarships and civic groups.

The statewide unemployment report has been released for December 2025, reflecting that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percent for a total of 3.6 percent. Through the year, the unemployment rate increased by 0.3%, having been 3.3% in November 2024, according to a release from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.

One phone call set in motion a chain of events where all of the schools in the Clinton Public Schools’ system were placed in a “soft lockdown” Tuesday morning.

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