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Prepping the Western Plains Library System’s Bookmobile for the up coming Summer Playground program are, from left, WPLS Director Tim Miller, WPLS Director of Public Services Kathy Atchley, and Summer Playground Director Debbie Carlisle.

Addyson Littke, left, and Joel Badillo stand next to a mini refrigerator at Wednesday’s award ceremony, which was the award the district’s senior Red Tornado Boy and Girl of the Year. CDN | Michael Maresh

The Clinton High School Class of 2025 officially accepted an estimated $781,245 in scholarships Wednesday night during an awards ceremony at the Clinton Middle School Auditorium.

Here's your preview of Thursday's paper

- Clinton Classic wants public active

- Volunteers donate equipment to hospital

- Cattle foot rot is concern

- Clinton senior baseball player sees future in armed forces

(AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could mark a turning point for Syria as it struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation.

(AP) – A hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., that hasn’t worked for more than three years may have contributed to another near miss shortly after the Army resumed flying helicopters in the area for the first time since January’s deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, Sen. Ted Cruz said in a hearing Wednesday.

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