In early November, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) responded to an outbreak of rare stomach illnesses in the area that were first identified Oct. 25. While health officials’ investigation is still ongoing, at this time they believe there is no threat to the local water supply.

Demolition continues

Southwest Elementary School saw progress Tuesday with demolition crews spending the day tearing down buildings on the backside of the school which is set to be replaced through the Capital Improvement Plan.

United Fund sees headway in goal

The Clinton United Fund has entered the new year halfway to donation goal of $40,000 with $21,280 raised so far. The United Fund started collecting donations Sept. 21 of last year.

Service with a smile

United States Postal Service Mail Carrier Joyce Elizondo delivers a stack of mail during her daily mail route.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his armed forces to observe a unilateral 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Orthodox Christmas holiday, the first such sweeping truce move in the nearly 11-month-old war.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid, in a massive new package that will for the first time include several dozen Bradley fighting vehicles, U.S. officials said Thursday, in the Biden administration's latest step to send increasingly lethal and powerful weapons to help Ukraine beat back Russian forces.

Sign coming down

Tuesday afternoon construction crews were in the process of removing the lettering of the former Big Kmart sign in anticipation of replacing it with Sutherlands branding. A construction representative said his crew was in charge of taking down the signage and cutting in a new entrance in preparation for a possible March opening.

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