The City of Clinton will hold its 2020 City-Wide Spring Cleanup on Saturday. Unlike the monthly ClintonFirst cleanup day, when volunteers fan out to clean up the streets of Clinton, this event is for citizens who want to clean up their own back yards — as well as any garages, basements, closets and other storage areas needing some sprucing up.
This is another installment of “In Their Own Words” where we are asking area students to write in about whatever is on their mind. Submissions may cover any topic. Articles and pictures may be dropped off at 522 Avant or emailed to cdneditor@swbell.net.
Today is the 108th day of 2020 and the 30th day of spring.
Arapaho-Butler sophomore Roland Carter sends a hearty “thank you” to anonymous donors that helped him acquire an All-State jacket from the Oklahoma Music Education Association. He’s been selected to All-State choir each year since 2017 and hopes to be a six-time selectee by the time he graduates. CDN
Gov. Stitt recently issued an executive order ensuring first responders such as law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers and others who work for state agencies will get paid time off if they contract COVID-19.
Parker Turney, a student in Amber Sawatzky’s (now online) third-grade class, enjoys his go-to quarantine snack during Virtual Spirit Week.
Here's a look at the Thursday Headlines
- Area nursing homes have COVID-19 cases
- Argument believed to have led to murder in Weatherford
- Filing protests will be decided Tuesday
- Owners of Glancy Motel file Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Clinton High School senior Michelle Nguyen shows off her string art project. Nguyen made it for her parents, who are from Cam Ranh, Vietnam, saying that they’ll always be home in either location.
An argument initially stemming over marijuana plants apparently led to permanently dissolving the friendship of two men in Weatherford.
The City of Clinton has learned the owner of the Glancy Motel property at 217 Gary Blvd. has filed for bankruptcy.