(AP) — Firefighters aided by calmer winds saw the first signs of successfully beating back a series of deadly and devastating wildfires Thursday, though the fires still burned out of control in and around Los Angeles as the enormity of the devastation started to come into focus with haunting scenes of destruction. Dozens of blocks were flattened to smoldering rubble in scenic Pacific Palisades. Only the outlines of homes and their chimneys remained. In Malibu, blackened palm strands were all that was left above debris where oceanfront homes once stood.
(AP) – Otto Schenk, an actor who became a noted director praised for traditional opera productions and criticized by advocates of contemporary approaches, died Thursday at age 94.
Schenk lived in Austria, and his death was announced by the Vienna State Opera.
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- City talks about golf, rezoning
- Anthony Moore sworn in as Speaker Pro Tempore
- Hospital billing progress discussed
- Clinton High basketball swept in ‘Conflict’
- Full obituary for Mary Ann Muse (Baker)
Clinton’s own Anthony Moore took the oath of office Tuesday to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore for the 60th Legislature of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Joining him on the House floor as he was sworn in by Chief Justice Dustin Rowe were his wife, Rachel, and his children, Quinn, Karsten, and Cohen.
The regular meeting of the Clinton City Council held Tuesday evening moved quickly but contained decisions that will affect the City in the new year and moving forward.
The Clinton Hospital Authority staged a meeting Wednesday at Clinton Regional Hospital with Jennifer Sethre of 3rd Avenue West, the group associated with Rural Hospital Solutions, the outfit proposing to purchase the hospital, conducting the meeting with the trustees.
At 10:14 p.m. Tuesday a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Christian Barker left the roadway in the 2100 block of W. Gary Boulevard before crossing the median, striking a culvert and hitting an unoccupied Chevy truck owned by Grant Kauk in the Split Decision parking lot.
(AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police training and useof- force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
In 1776, Thomas Paine published his pro-independence pamphlet “Common Sense,” which quickly sold some 100,000 copies.