In what was expected to be a routine meeting of the Clinton Hospital Authority Wednesday to continue work to reopen the Clinton Regional Hospital with decisions regarding hospital policies and transfer agreements to be made, Trustee Dr. Robert Blakeburn unexpectedly resigned from his position on the board citing concern for the authority’s standing as well as objections to some of the recent decisions made regarding the staffing of the Clinton Regional Hospital’s emergency room.
Fourth-grader Harley Hulett spends her fall break at McLain Rogers Park with her family, riding the zip line.
The City of Clinton’s 2.5-million-gallon water tower located at the intersection of 18th Street and Broadway Avenue continues to cause problems for the City, as officials work to drain the estimated more than 100-year-old tower so they can determine just what damage lies beneath the surface of the tower that began caving in after a July 7 windstorm.
Clinton High School’s track is currently being resurfaced after having the same running surface for the past 17 years. The process is estimated to take about three weeks with a bill for the CPS district of approximately $220,000, according to Supt. Tyler Bridges.
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Officers of the Business Professionals of America (BPA) were officially installed in the seminar room of the Western Technology Center (WTC) in Sayre. From left are, Josephine Taraco, of Elk City, Jenna Harris, of Elk City, Yareli Rosales, of Clinton, Aeries Western, of Elk City, Sage Passmore, of Sayre, Vicky Gifford, of Elk City, Tracy Gregory, of Elk City, Minerva Rodriguez, of Elk City, Mya Collins, of Clinton, Stephanie Vazquez, of Clinton, Alexa Lamborn, of Clinton, and Susanne Silk, BPA Adviser. Not pictured is Callie Long, of Elk City.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials regarded the U.S. economy's outlook as particularly uncertain last month, according to minutes released Wednesday, and said they would 'proceed carefully' in deciding whether to further raise their benchmark interest rate.