Cutting energy costs

The Clinton FFA attended the Southwest Oklahoma District Livestock Show recently from Feb. 13-17 at the Grady County Fairgrounds in Chickasha. Their showing of projects in the Ag Mechanics division earned them several placements accompanied by a slew of awards and prize money. Ag teachers Mitchell and Ashlyn Hunter said this year’s projects sheer number and size led to them taking an entourage of five trailers loaded with their students’ work.

Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, on Monday secured unanimous subcommittee passage of a bill that would extend the Oklahoma Promise Scholarship to all children of a certified, full-time teacher who has taught for at least 10 years in an Oklahoma public school classroom and is currently teaching. “House Bill 3454 would make a tremendous impact in recruiting and retaining teachers and college students,” he said. “We know those students attending school here are 87% more likely to stay to live, work and raise a family here. This helps us develop our workforce and fortify our state.”