Go, fight, win!

Clinton High School cheerleaders pump the crowd up during the Reds’ recent basketball game against Bethany in the Tornado Dome. From left are Bella Bridgeman, Jaycee Rodebush, Presley Evans and Addison Newcomb.

Corn Bible Academy took first place in Saturday’s Class A State Academic Tournament at Rose State College in Midwest City. Pictured from left are Cameron Moran, Samantha Rother, Luke Zybach and August Drobrinski. CDN | Courtesy photo

Corn Bible Academy took first place in the Class A State Academic Tournament held Saturday at Rose State College in Midwest City, scoring an average of 230 points per game on its way to the state title.

First place

Western Oklahoma Christian School 4-H Junior Team Members Coit Collins, left, and Paige Sewell received first place at the Custer County Demonstration and Impressive Dress event held last week. They took first place with the demonstration on the topic of buoyancy.

Following a water interruption service last week, the City of Clinton’s utility office was bombarded nonstop with phone calls about having no water service.

With Clinton Regional Hospital potentially having official new ownership once a contract is enacted, CEO Len Lacefield plans to bring in doctors to provide new services and possibly reassign nurses. With payroll being one of the largest expenses for the hospital that has been to this point relying on loans from the City of Clinton to operate, Lacefield talked about how expansion can begin to take place before new ownership begins.

River Hayden, 29, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., was arrested Jan. 22 on the charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance.

The proposed Citizen Information Rule approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education Wednesday has worried a few people in regard to yearly student enrollment and citizenship.

Following Tuesday’s approval from the Clinton City Council to grant Clinton Regional Hospital a new line of credit in the amount of up to $1.05 million, the hospital will now owe the City of Clinton $3.3 million.

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