DEAR HARRIETTE: I used to be the one in my friend group who paid for everything. I earned a lot more money, so whenever our group would go out, I would pick up the tab. I had no problem doing that. But times have changed.

DEAR ABBY: My cousin recently married a lovely girl, someone he’d been dating for a couple of years. Our whole family loves her, and she’s always been very sweet to us.

She’s very intelligent and kind, but the issue is her wardrobe. She’s pretty but refuses to wear

LAWTON – A week after suffering a 27-point loss at Heritage Hall, the Clinton football team (2-1 overall) answered its first bit of adversity with a physical, 28-13 win over Lawton MacArthur Thursday night to close out non-district play.

DPS Commissioner John Scully has named Major Patrick Mays to the position of DPS Assistant Commissioner/ Chief of Administration. In this role, Mays heads up the civilian and support side of DPS.

Western Oklahoma attorney Carissa King has recently joined the Clinton branch of the Christensen Law Group.

King, originally from Weatherford, is well known throughout the area. She talked about the advantages of joining the law firm.

Washington Elementary students perform a Student Council initiation ceremony.

Members of Clinton Free Will Baptist Church recently visited the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky.

Litzy Silos helps herself to some “Elote en Vaso” (corn in a cup) and this year’s first meeting of the Clinton High School Hispanic Club.

Autumn Baker and Dustyn Hoffman, both of Clinton, have announced intentions to marry on Oct. 5, 2019, in a ceremony at Baker’s family farm west of Arapaho.

While a new national report acknowledges Oklahoma has made progress in computer science coursework, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister noted the study also reveals that the state must do more or risk losing ground to other states.