Idalia Pelayo Uribe, left, and Jackson McCullough were named the Red Tornado Boy and Girl of the Year Thursday night at the Senior Awards Ceremony. The packages behind them hold a minirefrigerator for their future dorm room. CDN | Christian Jacobsen
C’ianna Mbaneme, left, and James Bearshield promenade during their square dancing lesson at Nance Elementary. CDN | Christian Jacobsen
Three Clinton High School students were accepted into the Native Youth Community Project intern program. From left are Quinn Elkshoulder, NYCP coordinator; Arianna Spottedwolf; Aracelie Chavez; Marley Gamboa; and Jamie Rishel, NYCP college support adviser
Arapaho-Butler’s Jiles Southall hurls the ball to first base for the out during the Indians’ Class A State Baseball Tournament quarterfinal game against Wright City in Shawnee. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
Clinton’s Scout Acosta smiles after competing at the Class 4A State Golf Tournament Monday and Tuesday at Winter Green Golf Course in Blanchard. CDN | Courtesy Photo
Linda Elston, left, awards the ESA Alpha Nu Scholarship to Malley Baker Wednesday during the Senior Awards Ceremony at the A-B Auditorium. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

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Brandon Lee to Carlos Aguilar Jr., QCD. Lots 26 and 27, Blk. 5, Riverview Addn. Clinton.

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Clinton’s Scout Acosta smiles after competing at the Class 4A State Golf Tournament Monday and Tuesday at Winter Green Golf Course in Blanchard. CDN | Courtesy Photo

Clinton was represented at the Class 4A State Golf Tournament Monday and Tuesday at Winter Green Golf Course in Blanchard by Scout Acosta.

Arapaho-Butler’s Jiles Southall hurls the ball to first base for the out during the Indians’ Class A State Baseball Tournament quarterfinal game against Wright City in Shawnee. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

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CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am having severe anxiety attacks about losing my job. The company I work for has been doing small reorganizations of my department all year. It feels like I am just waiting for my turn to be let go. I am a poor interviewer, and I don’t have a large network. Since the economy is so bad, I am scared it may take me years to find a new job and I’m going to have to move back in with my parents. This fear has started to take over my day-to-day life. I find myself constantly overanalyzing every meeting, every email and every interaction with my manager, wondering if it’s a sign that something is about to happen. Even small changes, like shifts in team responsibilities or co-workers being pulled into meetings without me, make my mind spiral into worstcase scenarios. It’s getting to the point where I have trouble focusing on my actual work because I’m so consumed by the uncertainty.

Obituaries

Funeral Services for Curtis “Curt” Walker, 82, longtime Custer County farmer and rancher, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, officiated by Robin Palasano, Jerick Johnson, and Jeremy Shepherd. Burial will follow in the Butler Cemetery under the direction of the Lee Hometown Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Curtis “Curt” Dean Walker, 82, of Butler, are pending.