WASHINGTON (AP) — The last conversation Sandra Torres had with her 10-year-old daughter was about her nervous excitement over whether she’d make the all-star softball team. Hours later, Eliahna Torres was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a filthy alley behind a Los Angeles doughnut shop, Ryan Smith convulsed in the grips of a fentanyl high — lurching from moments of slumber to bouts of violent shivering on a warm summer day.

Keeping the beat

Playing drums during an away football game for the Pride of Clinton from left are Caleb Savoie, Rebekah Campbell, Armando Hernandez and Julio Ramirez.

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican officials in a rural Arizona county refused Monday to certify the 2022 election, despite no evidence of anything wrong with the count, amid pressure from prominent Republicans to reject results showing Democrats winning top races.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed ready Monday to side with a onetime top aide to ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others convicted of corruption related to an upstate economic development project dubbed the Buffalo Billion.

Bell ringing fundraiser underway

With the Mission House’s largest fundraiser kicking off this past Friday, the community of Clinton will see the return of red buckets in front and inside of various businesses and friendly bell ringers wishing a happy holiday to those walking by.

WOCS receives award

Western Oklahoma Christian School was recently recognized by Operation Christmas Child as a “20-Year Drop-Off Location” for Christmas shoeboxes. OCC area coordinators for the Southwest Oklahoma area team, are from left, Wayne and Linda Treece; present WOCS teacher and site coordinator Danyal Walters; and Principal Dora Miller during a recent assembly.

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