A Butler man succumbed to injuries after being run over by his tractor late Wednesday afternoon. Dead is Curtis “Curt” Dean Walker, 82, of Butler.

Linda Elston, left, awards the ESA Alpha Nu Scholarship to Malley Baker Wednesday during the Senior Awards Ceremony at the A-B Auditorium. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Arapaho-Butler Schools hosted its awards ceremony Wednesday afternoon for the Class of 2026 and more than $600,000 in scholarships were awarded to the seniors.

Here's your preview of Thursday's paper

- More details given about ‘Firehouse 66’

- Voter registration deadline set

- CPS discusses upcoming projects

- Higbee to join Weatherford football

- Red Tornado soccer ends season in semifinals

Here's your preview of Wednesday's paper

- What to do with an extra school site?

- Three veterans honored with Quilt of Valor

- Update given on welcome sign project

- Missing man found to be safe

- Lady Reds golf finishes seventh in state tourney

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Oklahoma Highway Safety Office, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and local law enforcement across the state urge drivers and passengers to buckle up for the Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign. The national high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday, runs from now through Sunday, May 31.

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