Oklahoma Route 66 Museum employees and volunteers, from left, Kim Robinson, Melba Ballard, Khelsea Risinger, Harold Wright, and Director Pat Smith test the punch ahead of the Festival of Lights open house.
At the close of the final day Wednesday in the filing period for school board seats across Custer County, the only candidates have remained: for Clinton, incumbent John C. Coleman; and for Arapaho-Butler, incumbent Adam S. Richardson.
After two days of candidates being able to file for school board seats, only incumbents have filed with no challengers as of press time Tuesday.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) held a meeting recently to review the reconstruction plan for exits 65 and 65A on Interstate 40 now that the plan has reached 90% completion.
The Oklahoma Square Dance Federation (OSDF) holds a yearly fundraiser that includes raffling off a classic car. Tickets, which cost $1 a ticket, are sold statewide. This year’s winner of the car, a 1959 Triumph TR3 convertible, was Robert Beeson, of Clinton, who ultimately made the choice to forego the car in favor of a check for $10,000.