WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster, with the aim of getting the 70-ton battle powerhouses to the war zone by the fall, the Pentagon said.

Here's a preview of the Wednesday CDN

- CPS gets favorable audit report

- Smith scholarship to aid students

- Extension warns of cattle bloat

- CHS soccer splits pair with Knights

- Local, state, national news, sports and more

Clinton Public Schools are in “good financial shape,” according to an audit of the 2021-2022 school year by Britton, Kuykendall and Miller, Certified Public Accountants during the Clinton Board of Education’s regular meeting Monday. James Kuykendall presented the audit’s findings.

Master Speller

For the second year in a row, Clinton Middle School eighth-grader Evan Hunter has participated in the Thunder Regional Spelling Bee. He tied for fifth place at this year’s competition. The regional spelling bee accepts the top 25 students from across Oklahoma who compete in local school competitions before participating in district and county online testing to be selected for the regional competition.

The Clinton Public Schools Foundation has introduced a new scholarship for Clinton High School seniors dedicated to the late Sally Nan Brooks Smith who taught at the school for 26 years.

The Custer County Oklahoma State University Extension Service is warning livestock producers in western Oklahoma of a reported increase of bloat cases across the area in calves grazing wheat and other small grain pastures, according to Custer County OSU Extension Agriculture Educator Larry Bryen.

Keeping players hydrated

Clinton High School soccer trainer Mackenzie Pete and Leslie Ponce fills water bottles for players before the soccer games held Tuesday evening.

(AP) — When the blare of the year’s first leaf blower awakened me one morning last week, I realized spring cleanup had commenced -- no matter that March could still roar like a lion here in my Long Island, New York, neighborhood.

Dog days of spring

Olivia Campbell enjoys her spring break by taking Millie for a walk around Klump Park on a nice day.

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