It was a full agenda Tuesday night during the Clinton City Council meeting, but at the heart of the proceedings was an ordinance approved to attempt to stave off the practice of people or entities dumping off people within the city limits with little to no regard to their health and basic safety.

Clinton vocalists score high performances recently

The Oklahoma Choral Directors Association (OkCDA) hosted its annual Jr. High All-State Choir Jan. 13 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The event featured an assembly of the best seventhninth grade vocalists from all over the state, whose attendance was only guaranteed after rigorous rehearsal and several rounds of auditions. Earning their way in among the select few were nine Clinton students, five CMS students and four CHS students, two of which were commended for having made it to the final performance three years in a row.

It’s been a series of peaks and valleys for Clinton Regional Hospital in its quest for reopening and being able to operate to the fullest of its capabilities for little more than a year now. A major hurdle appears to have been cleared last week with a federal survey conducted at the facility in order to set up the steps of obtaining a Medicaid number.

Responded to a report of a reckless driver in the 1200 block of S. 10th Street.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse.

NEW YORK (AP) — The squabble over billions of dollars in overdraft fees that Americans get charged every year is intensifying.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran launched attacks Tuesday in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, potentially further raising tensions in a Middle East already roiled by Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pakistan said the strikes killed two children and wounded three others in an assault it described as an 'unprovoked violation' of its airspace.

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers in December, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on an upbeat tone and signaling that people remain confident enough to keep spending freely.

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