Clinton’s First Presbyterian Church has new owners. The 100-year-old building has been sitting empty the past couple of years since the church closed, but the next chapter of its life will look quite different after being purchased by Jason and Meridith Smith.
DAY SHIFT
In 1901, the first major exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s work opened in Paris.
The Oklahoma A&M (OSU/A&M) Board of Regents unanimously voted recently to remove the name Murray from Murray Hall and North Murray Hall on Oklahoma State University’s campus.
Carlos Walton vigorously tackles the climbing pool rock wall at Clinton’s public swimming pool.
The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma is urging the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to request Governor Kevin Stitt direct federal funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to plug abandoned wells, helping to restore jobs for oilfield service workers displaced by the pandemic-driven price crash.
An Oklahoma beef task force designed to analyze problems in marketing and processing beef has been organized by State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, and State Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant.
The reopening of Oklahoma’s economy has brought thousands of people back into stores and workplaces, many of whom are choosing not to wear face masks or bother with social distancing.
Jessie and Vickie Kirkendoll watched Friday’s Juneteenth parade in Clinton.
The June meeting of the Washita Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was held on Monday, June 8, at Café Clinton. The meeting was opened with the DAR ritual by Regent Carol Ann Batterton, assisted by Chaplin Virginia Reid. The group participated in the Pledge of Allegiance, the American’s Creed, and the Preamble to the Constitution,