Carlos Quilantan places bricks on a column Wednesday at the Troop H Oklahoma Highway Patrol Headquarters construction site. CDN | Christian Jacobsen
Burns Flat-Dill City recipient of the DAR Good Citizen Award is Kathryn Sirmon. From left are Principal Desarae Simons, Counselor Amy Beaty Lee, Sirmon, DAR member Robetha Fariss, OSDAR Regent Nancy Lisle, and Supt. Jamie Matuszewski. CDN | Courtesy photo
Arapaho-Butler recipient of the DAR Good Citizen Award is Orsan Jubara, center. Joining him are OSDAR Regent Nancy Lisle, left, and Kristen Hill, A-B counselor. CDN | Courtesy photo
Clinton’s Jesus Gutierrez aims at first base before throwing the ball for an out during practice at the high school baseball field. CDN | Sam Goodwyn
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Renee Hill holds a copy of her recently released novel, “Bound,” next to a poster depicting the cover art. CDN | Shiann Dawson

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HOUSTON (AP) — A day later than its manager originally proclaimed, the United States punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.

Clinton’s Jesus Gutierrez aims at first base before throwing the ball for an out during practice at the high school baseball field. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

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• Do you invest in the stock market? You might be wondering if your portfolio is ecofriendly or supports sustainable business practices. The ESG rating (short for Environment, Social and Governance) gives companies and mutual funds a score. The higher the ESG score, the better on the environmental scale; low-scoring companies are considered less involved in eco-friendly practices and social issues. The website spglobal.com is a free resource that gives you any publicly traded company’s ESG score.

DEAR HARRIETTE: There’s a guy I like. We’ve spent time around each other in group settings, and he seems like someone worth exploring. There’s chemistry between us; we flirt often, but part of me is afraid to cross the line. The complication is that we have a mutual friend who can be incredibly nosy and invasive. This friend has a habit of inserting herself into other people’s romances – asking overly personal questions, sharing information that isn’t hers to share and trying to be a mediator when no one asks.

Obituaries

Albert Michael Miller, age 75, was born October 11, 1950, in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Funeral Services for Bertha Ann “Bert” Jones, 87, former Clinton businesswoman, was held Tuesday, at First Christian Church, officiated by Doyle Kinney.