Miranda McLean and others are currently prepping students to perform “James and the Giant Peach Jr.” by Roald Dahl at the Southwest Playhouse this summer for the public.
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Heading into the first year of the Trevor Powers era for Clinton Red Tornado football, the schedule is set and the program knows its opponents for the fall.
For the final time, the Clinton Reds baseball team ended the season under the leadership of recently retired coach Kelly Gaunt after 38 years in the dugout.
Columns & Opinions
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m visiting my sister, and I’ve noticed that she has road rage. I’ve been here for about two weeks now, and after three days riding around with her, I decided to take cabs wherever I needed to go. She yells and honks and rages, and it just feels excessive to me.
Dear Doctors: I’m a 55-year-old man, and I have been active all my life. I know target heart rates are based on age and was surprised that my heart rate while running is often between 150 and 195. Should I slow down a bit? I jog alone in a rural area and rarely carry my phone. Is this dangerous?
Obituaries
Loretta Faye (Hankins) Chenault, affectionately known by all as Faye, went to heaven on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, surrounded by the love of the family she so dearly cherished. She was 84 years old.
Funeral services for Loretta Faye Chenault, 84, of Shawnee, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at First Baptist Church.