Mitzi McCarther reads her book “A Horse named Bright Morning Star” at her home in Clinton. CDN | Christian Jacobsen
Corn Bible Academy’s Gretta Geisler shows how happy she is after competiting in the basketball game part of the Battle of the Border between Oklahoma and Texas in Burkburnett, Texas CDN | Courtesy photo
Janice Berrong instructs a strength and balance training exercise Thursday for the “Snap, Crackle, and Pop” women’s group at the First Baptist Church in Clinton. CDN | Christian Jacobsen
Giggles and grins
The Special Olympics team for Clinton came together for a team photo during the Summer Special Olympics State Games in Stillwater. Pictured in front, from left, are Bella Bridgeman, Lily Adkinson, Jade Hall, Olivia Campbell, Winter Lee, Tatum Shackelford,
Brett Brittain fills the snow cone maker in the concession stand between the T-Ball fields during the Noon Lions games at Acme Brick Park. CDN | Sam Goodwyn

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Corn Bible Academy’s Gretta Geisler shows how happy she is after competiting in the basketball game part of the Battle of the Border between Oklahoma and Texas in Burkburnett, Texas CDN | Courtesy photo

Corn Bible Academy had five athletes picked to represent the school in different games in the Battle of the Border FCA All-Star week in Burkburnett, Texas.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes have agreed to a restructured contract that adds two years to his deal and pushes the total compensation past a half-billion dollars, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Columns & Opinions

Lately, there have been news stories expressing alarm about the rapid progress the Trump administration is making building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Whatever the stories are nominally about – environmental objections, questions about contracting, local concerns – their true headline is this: President Donald Trump is finally building the border wall he has promised for more than a decade.

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to a bonus letters column. Summer has officially arrived, so we will be answering some warm-weather questions soon. We will touch on how to deal with extreme heat, extreme ticks (yes, ticks – and mosquitoes – are earlier and more abundant than usual) and staying safe in the sun. But now, on to the mail.

Obituaries

A private graveside service for Bob Setterfield, 90, of Clinton, was held June 9, at Arapaho Cemetery.

Geraldine Marie Ward, age 65, of Clinton, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, June 8, 2026. She was born October 5, 1960, in La Puente, California, to Augustina (Segovia) Valdez.