Dirt Rich Band

From left, Jacob Procasky, Shawn Scott, Camie Scott, Kyle Chango and Bryan Brown take the stage and perform covers of country songs at the Oktoberfest Friends on Frisco.

(AP) —The United Auto Workers union has escalated its strikes, this time adding factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis. The union says that 6,800 members walked out Monday morning and shut down the Sterling Heights, Mich., Assembly Plant.

(AP) —Oklahoma's AG Gentner Drummond sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions. Drummond filed the lawsuit with the Oklahoma Supreme Court against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board after three of the board's members this week signed a contract for the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, which is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that was once used later in pregnancy but that hasn't been legal in the U.S. for over 15 years.

Scent therapies to help preservation of memory

Dear Doctors: My husband and I just hit 65 and are interested in information about preserving memory. I just read about a study that says using your sense of smell more often can be helpful. Do you have any information about that study? The details have been pretty vague.

Here's a preview of Tuesday's CDN

- County ARPA funds might be designated 

- United Fund drive kicks off   

- CFD doing more with less manpower

- CHS K.O.’s Fighting Chicks

- Crusaders conquer Bray-Doyle Donkeys

Everyday life can bring on all manner of harrowing events that, without the assistance of emergency first responders, could often lead to devastation or casualty. Most citizens born and raised in the United States often carry an innate belief that crucial support – lifesaving even – will quickly rally to their aid after dialing 9-1-1.

United Fund drive kicks off

The United Fund of Clinton kicked off its 2023 fundraising drive last week with a goal of reaching $40,000 for local nonprofits by the first of December.

As Custer County Commissioners continue to determine the best uses of its ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funding, representatives from Clinton Regional Hospital and Weatherford Regional Hospital presented proposals for funding during Monday’s regular meeting of the Custer County Commissioners, a conversation just beginning for commissioners.

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