Taking shape

County Commissioner Wade Anders watches as a new 97-foot I-beams weighing 81,000 pounds a piece are placed on this bridge under construction 4.5 miles west of Arapaho at Barnitz Creek. Funding for the eventually completed $1-million project is 75 percent federal and 25 percent from the state.

Teens for Jeans

Clinton High School Key Club members, from left, Emily Stephens, Emma Swope and Litzy Silos show some of the jeans they have collected in an effort to help homeless teenagers. The jean drive will continue through mid-February and donation boxes are at the school library and atrium areas.

Showing respect

Sherrie Johnson, Clinton High School FACS teacher, seated left, presents a plant to Connie McGrath, widow of the late Jeff McGrath, former La-Z-Boy material manager. Mr. McGrath died shortly after giving Johnson’s students a tour of the facility in Siloam Springs, Ark., last year.

Wetting a hook

It proved to be a much warmer day when Jaiden Begay, 15, top, and Charleigh Begay, 4, went fishing at the pier at Acme Park.

The state of Oklahoma announced the launch of a new digital solution for residents to quickly and conveniently renew their vehicle registrations and order birth certificates.

Business leaders gather

Hanging out at the Semi-Annual Clinton Chamber of Commerce Luncheon are, from left, Matt Meyerdirk from Ace and Mark Miner and Carrie Shelton of Edward Jones.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced USDA will begin taking applications for the second round of $550 million in ReConnect Program loan and grant funding on Jan. 31.

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