(AP) — The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial driver’s license regulations.

Tommie Walker and Bill Walker smile together as they enjoy a free meal during the H.O.S.T. Ministries’ Community Christmas Meal. CDN | Micah Ashcraft

Clinton’s H.O.S.T. Ministries had a festive success last week, after the church held its annual community Christmas meal for the Clinton community members looking for food and company this holiday season, with roughly 120 people joining the church last Friday.

Rolling, rolling, rolling ...

Volunteer Phyllis Smith rolls out balls of dough into flat pucks to make fried bread Tuesday in the Clinton Mission House Kitchen.

Responded to a medical issue in the area of E. Eagle Rd. and E. 1030 Rd., Weatherford.

(AP) – A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.

Christmas time

Betsy Tellez-Fonseca, left, and Giselle Garcia take in the beauty of the Christmas tree by their classroom at Nance Elementary.

Here's your preview of Tuesday's paper

- County cruises into holiday time

- Changes occur at CRH

- Caddo Co. wreck injures five people

- Clinton wrestling sees success in annual tourney

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