A lease agreement reached between the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) and The Geo Group will see the reopening of the Great Plains Correctional Facility near Hinton (GPCF) this coming May. With that new agreement, the lease agreement with CoreCivic for the North Fork Correctional Center in Sayre will not be renewed.

A-B names valedictorians, salutatorian

Arapaho-Butler High School has named its Class of 2023 valedictorians and salutatorian. Valedictorians are Cecilia Alexander, Katie Edelen, Kamden Scott and Ejeehi Umobuarie. Salutatorian is Ryan Schoeppach.

Denzil Blake Mendez to Jill Suzanne Camden and Jill Suzanne Mendez, QCD. Lot 10, Blk. 5, Sights Acres Addn., Clinton.

The Washita Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met April 10 at Café Clinton. The meeting was opened with the DAR ritual by Regent Kay Hagerman with the assistance of Chaplain Judy Tracy followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Virginia Reid, the American’s Creed, led by April Miller, the singing of a patriotic song, accompanied by Doris Minor, the saying of the Preamble to the Constitution, led by Lu Eisler, and the Oklahoma Salute led by Evelyn Hart.

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