The Clinton Police Department has welcomed a new officer and a returning member to its staff.
Gloria Rivera has joined CPD’s ranks to be the second female officer at the department.
Tuesday morning two pickups collided south of town on U.S. Highway 183 near the Domino Fuel Stop. Clinton Fire Chief Brett Russell said both drivers were transported for what were believed to be non-life threatening injuries. The truck on the right is believed to be a pilot escort vehicle.
Former Clinton resident Emily Stratton, executive director of the nonprofit Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, has been awarded the 2021 Multicultural Citizen of the Year by the Multicultural Education Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma.
In 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot and fatally wounded President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln died the next day.
In 1939, John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” was published by Viking Press.
DAY SHIFT
Responded to a report of vandalism in the 800 block of Frisco Ave.
Responded to a report of vandalism in the 500 block of S. 28 th St.
Responded to a report of a business alarm in the 2000 block of Jaycee Ln., everything was OK.
Conducted a welfare check in the vicinity of 22675 E. 1070 Road.
Responded to a 911 call of suspicious person at 970 Road and Highway 183. Responded to a report of a suspicious person at Stafford.
Henderson, Upton, 89, Guthrie.
Jones, Sheryl Jean, 68, Oklahoma City.
Jones, William, 89, Purcell.
McCuan Jr., Carter “Chip,” 73, Yukon.
Shanbour, Annabell, 94, Oklahoma City.
Stout, Sandra Kay, 70, Guthrie.
Lucky Star Casino is hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for anyone age 18 or older this week at the facility located east of Clinton.
FOSS
Striped bass hybrids fair on live bait. Catfish fair on stinkbait. Crappie slow to fair on small jigs. Walleye slow on worms. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B&K Bait House.
CANTON
Tony Moravac, from Kansas City, Mo., shops for clothes and other items while visiting the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton.