Prep work

Cleanup efforts continued Wednesday morning at the Glancy Motel as Jose Lopez, Pedro Ayala and Bertin Nestor loaded up one of its numerous mattresses. The crew was clearing trash before beginning the asbestos abatement process which is expected to take six to eight weeks.

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a 1997 killing, despite a recommendation from the state’s Pardon and Parole Board that his life be spared.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde school district has fired police chief Pete Arredondo under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers for hesitating for over an hour to storm a classroom and take down the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers.

Going over drills

Blakelee Lewis, left, and Jennifer Daubenspeck return to Nance Elementary School following a routine surprise fire drill conducted by the Clinton Fire Department.

Here's your preview of Thursday's CDN

- Jech beats Butler in ‘tough race’

- Kluver speaks on global relations 

- Citizen of the Year nominations needed before Chamber Banquet

- Clinton football kicks off Friday

- No. 4 Arapaho beats Clinton, 6-2

Testing new security

Patti Esparza tests out the new sign-in device at Washington Elementary. The new sign-in device implemented at all Clinton Public School sites requires people to show their driver’s license to complete a background check to allow them into the school.

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