WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including people convicted of assaulting police officers, using his clemency powers on his first day back in office to undo the massive prosecution of the unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday.
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Oklahoma’s Republican delegation gathered Monday in the nation’s capitol to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States.
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- Custer City couple facing allegations
- Genealogy workshop is Saturday
- A-B Schools teams up with SWODA
- Clinton finishes third in conference tourney
- Arapaho-Butler High School basketball splits with Calumet
The South Western Oklahoma Development Authority has received grant funding from the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board. The board, part of the Attorney General’s Office, wants the funds to be used to decrease the impact of the current opioid crisis. SWODA wants to increase resources and services to save lives and decrease or prevent illicit opioid use.
The Western Plains Genealogical Society will host its annual workshop Jan. 25. It will be held in the Wilkinson Room of Weatherford City Hall located at 522 West Rainey Ave. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

