Mathematical ingenuity

These Western Oklahoma Christian School students from the Clinton campus qualified to compete Friday in the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Area Math Olympics. From left, are Carter Evetts, Graham Murray, Ellie Schmidt, Levi Bailey, Hensley Hill, and Darcy Funk.

Providing updates on citywide projects, City Manager Robert Johnston discussed progress on the Interstate 40 Exit 65 plan, recent water line breaks and water tower repair plans.

The surviving daughters of Marvin G. May, a man who died March 18, 2022, after being detained 52 days at the Custer County Jail, filed a lawsuit Thursday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma alleging their father received negligent care in regard to his physical and mental health at the facility up until the time of his death.

Prepping the site

Warren Watkins, uses a skid steer to pick up large debris to make way for the concrete footings that will soon be poured at the construction site of the new Clinton Middle School.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Tyler Wayne Graybill and Sarah Rose Claussen

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday after his convictions for what the government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos.

WARREN, Michigan (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated his recent endorsement by the United Auto Workers union by visiting Michigan on Thursday, but growing anger over U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza in the critical battleground state with the nation’s highest density of Arab Americans meant for a shaky reception for the Democratic president.

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