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People love pets and thanks to a promotion being sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition Clinton for the third straight year, it’s time for readers’ four-legged friends to be featured in the spotlight.
The Clinton Public Schools Board of Education held its monthly board meeting Monday with several guests invited by Washington Elementary and Clinton Middle School Principal Gene Ray coming to speak to the board members and sharing the state of the two schools after the first few months of the school year.
Front left, Mia Horn of Elk City, Kate Stewart of Clinton, Claire Lind of Weatherford, and Alayna Floyd of Custer City; back, Cruze Bittle of Corn, Zack Zybach, Braxton Souza, and Zane Butcher, all of Elk City, stand together after being announced as Corn Bible Academy’s homecoming candidates.
According to officials, the plan for construction at Red Wheat Drive has been revised and finalized, with an outlook that will keep all businesses open during the construction period – though, motorists are urged to pay extra attention in that area while construction is happening.
State lawmakers who championed Oklahoma’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) graduation requirement, including Speaker Pro Tempore Anthony Moore, of Clinton, are celebrating new data that reveals a sharp increase in student completion of forms that help families unlock federal financial aid.
Antonio Najar Jr., 19, of Arapaho, is facing charges after allegedly punching a woman multiple times in front of a minor, threatening the woman’s dog, and damaging the minor’s bedroom door.
Clinton Public Schools’ REDS 365 Program is hosting a “Lights on with REDS 365” open house community event from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Southwest Elementary School in an effort to raise community awareness and show what students in the program are involved in.
Seniors Kadence Kibler and Jackson McCullough have been selected as the Clinton High School Red Tornado Boy and Girl of the Month for the month of August.
Florence O’Hara shows off her award for Oldest Alumni Member, which was presented to her from the Custer High School Alumni Association Sept. 20 during a birthday party held in her honor. She turned 100 years old Sept. 16 and graduated from Custer High School in 1943.