During its monthly meeting, members of the Custer County Excise Board expressed their concerns about the decline in sales tax in recent months and the need for departments to stay within their budgets.

Clinton Public Schools maintenance employees Mark Stapleton, left, and Brian Newman work on upgrading the tennis court area near the high school. So that spectators will have a better view of the courts, a line of trees was removed. The area was leveled and graveled, and a new line of trees will be planted to the north of the sitting area.

-Local firms, CHS partner on intern program
-Sale barn changes hands
-Boeing still planning to use Clinton-Sherman
-Reds rattle rival Eagles’ nest
-Arapaho-Butler girls pummel Binger-Oney
-Plus see local pictures

Obituaries
-State Deaths

CHICKASHA – A magical, 2019-2020 season pushed at least into Friday of the area tournament for the No. 17 Arapaho-Butler girls’ basketball team (19-9 overall).

WEATHERFORD – After watching its 10-point lead slowly shrink down to a 48-45 advantage late in the fourth quarter, the No. 16 Clinton boys’ basketball team (16-9 overall) needed to squash Weatherford’s momentum to finish off a tough, road playoff win Thursday night.

SUNDAY

MARCH 1

MEETING: Sunrise AA meets at Mission House, 300 S. 7th St. Meets every Sunday. 8 p.m.

MONDAY

MARCH 2

The Oklahoma Senate hit our first major deadline of the 2020 legislative session – all Senate bills must have been heard in committee by Feb. 27 in order to be considered on the Senate floor.

I’ve had several bills pass through committee that are now awaiting a vote by the full Senate.

Dear readers,

We have been so busy these past few weeks.

W Early this month we got to miss school because of snow.

I love school, but I love snow more.

The cafeteria ladies served heartshaped chicken nuggets for lunch on Valentine’s Day.