The Clinton Economic Development Authority will be purchasing the Tradewinds, located in the 2000 block of Gary Boulevard, for $550,000 after the Clinton City Council approved funding for the purchase at a special meeting Tuesday. The authority will begin working on plans to demolish the structure and market it for future economic development opportunities along with an interlocal agreement with Clinton Public Schools.

Mission House annual fundraiser deemed a success

Like most holiday festivities, the Clinton Mission House’s annual fundraiser, bell ringing, has come to an end, and Clinton Mission House Director Twyla Williams says the fundraiser was successful.

The Custer County Board of Commissioners discussed possible changes to board appointments at its weekly meeting Wednesday. Also discussed was an election for the three Fair Board seats that are up for reelection.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a bill requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul outdated security systems and fix broken surveillance cameras after rampant staff sexual abuse, inmate escapes and high-profile deaths.

HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of bats lost their grip and plunged to the pavement underneath a bridge in Houston after going into hypothermic shock during the city's recent cold snap, according to wildlife rescuers who saved them by administering fluids and keeping them warm in incubators. The Mexican freetailed bats that roost at Houston's Waugh Bridge went into shock when temperatures plunged below freezing last week, the Houston Humane Society said in a Facebook video.

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