Pair earn promotions at police dept.

Clinton Police officers Luis De La Torre and Shane Harrelson were promoted from lieutenant to captain during a ceremony Mondfay at the Clinton Police Department.

Water main gusher

A 10-inch water main was cut before noon Monday at the intersection of S. 28th Street and Hayes Avenue. The City of Clinton sent out an alert to let residents know their water pressure would likely be affected as a result. According to official on the scene the line was cut by a crew installing fiber optics lines.

HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Working as a prison guard in Oklahoma is becoming an ever more dangerous job as the state, with one of the highest incarceration rates in the United States, struggles with violence and understaffing at detention facilities. Long hours, dangerous conditions and remote, rural locations have meant fewer guards and a system plagued with increased killings and violence.

Responded to a 911 call in the 400 block of Santa Fe Dr. in Arapaho.

The Washita Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met for its first meeting of the year Sept. 12.

4 HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it approached the western tip of Cuba on Monday, on a track to hit the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a new initiative Monday that would eventually allow consumers to see a more complete price on airline tickets — including baggage and change fees — before they buy, as the White House continues to search for ways to lower costs for Americans amid persistently high inflation.

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