Clinton Middle School Spelling Bee runner-up Carli Patton, left, and winner Melanie Moy stand together after the competition winning word “hypnosis” was spelled. Moy will go on to represent Clinton Middle School at the district level. CDN | Courtesy p
Clinton’s Brandon Rodriguez-Esclalante, right, performs a single leg takedown of his opponent during the Class 4A District 1 Duals Tuesday in Elk City. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
Kody Thompson sets the bathroom faucet to a drip Friday morning in one of the guest rooms at Days Inn in expectation of today’s frigid temperatures. CDN | Micah Ashcraft
Taking the shot
Clinton’s Landon Wilson, right, grapples with his opponent during the Class 4A District Duals Tuesday in Elk City. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
From left, Clinton Mission House Director Jennifer Lee, Abbey Shields, and Board Member Sam Shelton unload a pallet of pears delivered Thursday morning to the Mission House. CDN | Micah Ashcraft

News

The Clinton Public Schools Board of Education has discussed the process for finding a replacement board member to fill the seat of former board member Susanna Williams, after her recent passing this past December, and how far along that process is.

Kody Thompson sets the bathroom faucet to a drip Friday morning in one of the guest rooms at Days Inn in expectation of today’s frigid temperatures. CDN | Micah Ashcraft

Preventative measures

Sports

Clinton’s Brandon Rodriguez-Esclalante, right, performs a single leg takedown of his opponent during the Class 4A District 1 Duals Tuesday in Elk City. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

With the season more than halfway over and Dual State out of the question for the Clinton wrestling program, the team is now focusing on the rest of the season.

(AP) – Before they even began the process of interviewing more than a dozen people for their coaching vacancy, the Baltimore Ravens knew plenty about Jesse Minter.

Columns & Opinions

You’ve seen videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers struggling to apprehend illegal immigrants in Minneapolis and elsewhere around the country. Many of those immigrants have criminal records. The reason ICE struggles to detain them is that heavily Democratic jurisdictions, such as Minneapolis, specifically make it hard for immigration authorities to detain criminal illegal immigrants.

DEAR HARRIETTE: I became a dad at a young age. I had my first daughter at 18 and my second when I was 22. When their mom and I broke up, the three of them moved out of state, so I’ve been a longdistance parent to my daughters for about six years now. I have them on holidays and summer break, but because of the distance, I often feel nervous or even awkward when they come to stay with me.

Obituaries

Funeral services for Edward Daniel King,

Walter ‘Wally” William Tarkington, loving husband and father, accomplished musician, talented chef, and everyone’s favorite smarty pants, died at home January 6, 2026, in Clinton, OK.