Elf the Musical

Although elves are supposed to be “happy all the time,” Santa Claus, Doug Gunselman, thinks Buddy the elf is too happy all the time. Head down to the Southwest Playhouse to watch “Elf the Musical” Dec. 10-12 and Dec. 17-19.

(AP) — The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.

Western Oklahoma Christian School, with campuses in Clinton, Weatherford, and Elk City, recognizes the following students for their academic achievements for the first nine weeks. The school distinguishes two levels of honors each nineweek grading period:

(AP) - Nasty winter tornadoes — like the deadly ones last week that hit five states — are likely to be stronger and stay on the ground longer with a wider swath of destruction in a warming world, a new study shows.

(AP) — A homemade bomb went off in a school attached to an Orthodox Christian convent and wounded 12 people, while an 18-year-old former student was identified as a suspect in the explosion, Russian authorities said Monday.

(AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at rebuilding the public’s trust in government by making it easier to do things like renew passports, apply for Social Security benefits, and get aid after natural disasters.

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