Two men were arrested on felony charges Monday by the Clinton Police Department in separate incidents of alleged theft.

For the third year in a row, Clinton High School Soccer Boosters were awarded a $5,000 grant from the City of Clinton’s Tourism Fund to help with their annual Clinton Soccer Classic Tournament.

Dr. Seuss characters visit WOCS

During Western Oklahoma Christian Schools’ “Dr. Seuss Week,” students, from left, Paige Hill, Aaliyah Torres and Mady Grace Bailey dress as their favorite character, Cindy Lou Who.

Spring Feed set for next week

While Clinton Public Schools is dosed next week for spring break, the school district will once again be providing hot lunches at no cost for Clinton students 18 and under, said CPS Nutrition Director Crystal Sharp. Meals will be served from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Nance Elementary cafeteria. Parents who bring their children to Nance for lunch are welcome to join them for a small fee, she said.

Last passenger train will soon leave Clinton

After Farmrail’s sale this week of two passenger rail cars to the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, special events like the annual Santa train ride have come to an abrupt end. However, the sale doesn’t necessarily mean the cars are permanently lost from Clinton, said Farmrail president and general manager Judy Petry.

An Elk City man has been accused of a felony charge of assaulting and/or battery on an emergency technician. Charges were filed Tuesday against Paul David Wyble, 29, after an incident occurring at the Weatherford City Jail.

Volunteers make sign ‘welcoming’

Amanda Careway, left, and Felicia Neparko tend the area around a “Welcome to Clinton” sign during March’s Clinton First cleanup, held Saturday.

Custer County Conservation District (CCCD) has issued a press release announcing that a bill which recently passed in the House could be the first step to getting the county’s aging dams repaired. There are 121 watersheds in Custer County, and most of them are nearing the end of their estimated 50-year life span.

Hilterbran named state’s top middle school principal

It has been announced by the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) that Clinton Middle School Principal Kyle Hilterbran has been named the 2020 Middle Level Principal of the Year. In Clinton to announce the award at a CMS assembly this week was William Parker, executive director of the Oklahoma Association of Secondary School Principals (OASSP) and the Oklahoma Middle Level Education Association (OMLEA).

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