Tuesday’s Primary Election will be conducted across the state to determine candidates that will assume an elected position, set the stage for a potential runoff, or establish a Nov. 3 showdown at the polls.
Filing for the upcoming municipal election for the City of Clinton will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at the Custer County Election Board Office in Clinton. The race will be for seats representing Wards 2 and 4 as well as the position of mayor.
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For some candidates it will be an ending of a political career before it ever begins, and for others, it will be the next hurdle crossed to an occupation of public service.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ex-NFL player Henry Ruggs was denied parole nearly five years after killing a woman in a car crash in Las Vegas, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners ruled Thursday.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a murder conviction for a man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it.



