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- Last Minute Stocking Stuffers

- Ground broken for Rt. 66 sign project

- Hospital authority to request $300,000 from City funds

- Help needed to take toys to Mexico

- Lady Crusaders basketball shuts out Olustee

A local woman is seeking assistance with a unique issue. Rooted in generosity, she has a plethora of toys, and they need transport into Mexico.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring Las Vegas a “cowboy town,” dozens of riders on horseback have traditionally kicked off the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo by galloping into the arena and then lining up their horses side by side as the riders tip their hats to cheers.

A special meeting of the Clinton Regional Hospital Authority was held Thursday to discuss a request of funds from the City of Clinton as well as the instatement of a lease between the hospital and Western Plains Family Medicine. After some discussion of where the finances sit and what costs could be reduced, the authority reached an agreement to ask the City for $300,000, in the hopes this will tide the hospital over until REH funds start and income from other claims begin to flow.

In 1577, Sir Francis Drake left England on a three-year voyage around the world.

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Pictured from left are Clinton City Manager Robert Johnston, Clinton Mayor David Berrong, West Oklahoma Co-Op executive committee member Luke Adams, State Rep. Anthony Moore, West Oklahoma Co-Op President Jason Smith, Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, designer and a

The Clinton West OK Co-Op held a ceremony Thursday afternoon at The Social event center announcing the groundbreaking of the new “Hub City Gateway” Route 66 sign project, with the help of funding through state centennial grants.

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