Pieces falling into place

Vickey Carey, right, works on a puzzle with Moriah Hester at Homestead Assisted Living of Clinton Wednesday afternoon.

Marquis Martin

Clinton High School senior Marquis Martin, who just completed his second year at Western Technology Center-Burns Flat, placed second Monday at the Oklahoma SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference in Tulsa in Culinary Arts Grill.

Oklahoma fun

Students in third-grade WOCS teacher Danyal Walters’ class completed state-related projects. Front from left are Annalisa King, Elisabeth Knop and Langley Evetts; in back are Brynlee Warkentin, Walters and Scarlett Fowble.

Responded to a report of an accident with unknown injuries on I-40, mile marker 63; Oklahoma Highway Patrol took over the scene.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The head of Israel’s internal security service says he will resign in June over the failure of his agency to warn of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks — defusing an escalating battle with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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- Cinco de Mayo celebrations this weekend

- Martinez, Bailey honored by CHS

- State Election Board verifying addresses

- Woman accused of allegedly assaulting pair of first responders

School work

Daniel Russell works on the window panes at the future Clinton Middle School.

CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — A crash through an afterschool building in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, that killed three children and a teenager and left several others injured isn’t believed to be a targeted attack, authorities said Tuesday.

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