Two Erick residents were injured in a single-vehicle collision early Sunday morning in Beckham County.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister called an emergency meeting of the State Board of Education for 4 p.m. Monday to authorize the closure of all Oklahoma schools beginning March 17 and lasting until April 6.

School maintenance worker Bradley Rhodes operates the district’s Clorox-360 disinfecting machine in the band hall at Clinton High School.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) voted in an emergency meeting Monday to close all Oklahoma schools until April 6th due to concern over COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This means athletics will also be shutdown until that date as well.

An emergency State Board of Education was to be conducted at 4 p.m. today to authorize closure of all Oklahoma schools. The closure period was expected to begin March 17 and last until at least April 6.

Boys Soccer (3 Games)

Reds outscoring opponents, 7-3, through three games

Goal Scorers

Devin Keel 3

Samuel Velez 2

Roy Reyes 1

Marco Gonzalez 1

Assists

Daniel Thompson 1

Angel Rodriguez 1

Even though no cases of suspected coronavirus (CO- VID-19) have been identified in Custer County, preemptive precautions are being taken by some entities here as a "just in case" measure, including the Clinton Veterans Center, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and Sinor Emergency Medical Service.

Ten teacher grant applications totaling $8,238 have been approved by the Clinton Public School Foundation board of trustees, said CPSF executive director Erin Adams. The foundation awards grants to teachers twice each academic year, in the fall and spring, to fund special classroom projects for Clinton students.

City of Clinton employee Leonard Jackson removes old playground equipment at McLain Rogers Park, in preperation for new playground equipment which will soon take its place. The equipment being removed will be relocated near the miniture golf course.