In the final two games of the opening round of the annual Western Equipment Classic basketball tournament, both Arapaho-Butler basketball teams cruised to easy wins over their opponents in the first round Thursday night on their home court.
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Clinton High School sophomore Atlee Fuller learns the pottery wheel basics in her art class.
Sports
In the final two games of the opening round of the annual Western Equipment Classic basketball tournament, both Arapaho-Butler basketball teams cruised to easy wins over their opponents in the first round Thursday night on their home court.
With the weather being colder, Riverside Golf Course sees changes ranging from traffic to maintenance of the greens.
Columns & Opinions
Axios calls Congress “The worst good-paying job in America.” The Atlantic headlines, “House Republicans Aren’t Having Any Fun.” And USA Today reports: “Why quitting is all the rage in DC.”
DEAR HARRIETTE: My 19-year-old daughter is insecure about how she looks. She cries all the time and blames me for her appearance. I have no clue how to help her because every time I say that she is beautiful, she says I’m only saying that because I’m her mother. She is surrounded by social media images, unrealistic beauty standards and constant comparisons, and I fear that these influences have shaped how she sees herself way more than I ever could.
Obituaries
Wannie Jean Whiteshield, Little Woman, was born June 17, 1959, in Thomas, Oklahoma, and journeyed to the Happy Hunting Grounds on January 6, 2026. Surrounded by her mother, children, and granddaughters, she took her final breath at the OU Edmond ICU. Wannie was the daughter of Ercel Whiteshield and was raised between Thomas, Oklahoma, and Denver, Colorado. She attended Thomas High School and spent much of her youth in Denver as well. From a young age, Wannie was grounded in strong traditional Cheyenne values, lovingly instilled by her grandparents, Gertrude and Richard Tallbull.
Funeral services for Walter “Wally” William Tarkington, 51, of Clinton, will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 24, at The Social.