Mr. Mushnick (Christopher Curtis), left, and Seymour (Wesley Javorsky) dance with joy at the thought of adoption during “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Southwest Playhouse. CDN | Staff Photo
Clinton’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team is all smiles after winning the Enid eighth-grade basketball tournament. Pictured, from left, kneeling are Madilyn Ruyle, Kynnedi Jefferson and Catileya Huddlen; back, Coach Mariah Espinosa, Daniaya Redsh
Khelsea Risinger, left, bags up a souvenir for Lesia Pollard, of Oklahoma City, at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
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Audrey (Charissa Berrong), left, and Mr. Mushnik (Christopher Guest), right, react to Seymour Krelborn (Wesley Javorsky) presenting Audrey II for the first time. CDN | Staff Photo

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Mr. Mushnick (Christopher Curtis), left, and Seymour (Wesley Javorsky) dance with joy at the thought of adoption during “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Southwest Playhouse. CDN | Staff Photo

Mushnik & Son

Sports

Clinton’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team is all smiles after winning the Enid eighth-grade basketball tournament. Pictured, from left, kneeling are Madilyn Ruyle, Kynnedi Jefferson and Catileya Huddlen; back, Coach Mariah Espinosa, Daniaya Redsh

Completing a season without a loss in basketball is rare, but the Clinton Middle School seventh-grade girls’ basketball team was able to etch its name in that list after finishing the 2026 season 18-0.

Arapaho-Butler’s Channing Cudd goes up for a layup during the Lady Indians’ home game against Hammon. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

With the regular season nearing the end, the Arapaho-Butler basketball teams will open the playoffs at home tomorrow when Pioneer- Pleasant Vale visits to battle for the district title with the games beginning at 6 p.m.

Columns & Opinions

Dear Doctors: My doctor put me on a glucose monitor to track my blood sugar for a few weeks. There were three nights when my husband and I went walking after dinner, and those readings were better. He thinks it’s the walking, but I think it’s that I skipped dessert. Who do you think is right?

DEAR HARRIETTE: Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, but I don’t like to buy into it.

Obituaries

Eddie Watkins, aged 87, of Weatherford, OK, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2026, surrounded by the love of his devoted wife, Gerry.

Phyllis Raye Kolb Hook, affectionately called “Momo” by her family, age 80, of Clinton, Oklahoma, passed away on February 6, 2026, at River Valley Skilled Nursing and Therapy in Clinton.