Adding some school pride

Clinton High School teacher and basketball coach Mark Seiter places a Red Tornado flag on his classroom wall. Clinton goes back to school Thursday Aug. 20.

Last week, the Clinton City Council tabled taking action on a new rate structure for people hauling trash to the city’s public waste center on Glenn Smith Road. That is the location where both residents and non-residents take tree limbs, clippings, household trash and construction debris.

Convicted killer Tommy Dean Bullcoming, 56, of Hammon, will now spend the rest of his life in federal prison.

The Clinton Public School Board met Aug. 10 to discuss the upcoming school year and what teachers and students should expect in the coming months.

Deputies conducted a welfare check on report of male subject stating he was going to cause physical harm to wife and child in the 400 block of W. Broadway, Thomas.

State Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, attended the ceremonial bill signing for House Bill 3350, which granted costof-living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees in Oklahoma pension plans, including teachers, firefighters, police, public employees and justices and judges.

First day preparations

New Southwest Elementary teacher Ginger England paints a mural for her classroom as the schools gets ready to welcome students on Aug. 20.

Catching air

Cooper Whitetail springs into the air during a game of nine square during an event hosted by the Edge Church at McLain Rogers Park.

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