Rehearsing

From left, Khole Lackey from Weatherford and Sawyer Acosta from Clinton play their clarinets during rehearsals at Southwest Elementary for the recent Route 66 Honor Band concert.

DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado sheri _’s deputy convicted of killing a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, the maximum sentence, by a judge who said the shooting was about power.

Responded to a request for a welfare check in the 2800 block of Hayes Ave.

Recess fun

Maddox Vloedman shoots the ball during recess at Southwest.

KOKOMO, Miss. (AP) — Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March.

Finishing first

Pictured from left, are Brayden Trout, Eden Trout, Jayden Spottedwolf, C.J. Mendivil, Cameron Trout, Abby Trout and Chad Herrera. They finished in first place in the sixth- to eighth-grade division at the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair recently at the Sam Noble Museum in Norman.

Here's your preview of Wednesday's paper

- Bridges leaving for Stillwater

- School board elects new officers

- Train set to run on weekend

- Churches list Easter services

- Jett is appointed to court

- Reds baseball suffers road defeat in Elk City

Supt. Tyler Bridges confirmed he has accepted the superintendent position for Stillwater Public Schools. He was officially hired there this afternoon.

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