Clinton Parks and Recreation Director Morgan Bonnarens disinfects weight-lifting equipment in preparation for the reopening of the Acme Brick Park Fitness Center. The center reopened Monday for its usual 8 a.m.-5 p.m. hours. CDN
Two motorcycle drivers were killed in separate accidents, another man was injured in a car-semi collision, and two others were hurt in yet another wreck in this area over Memorial Day weekend.
Clinton Public School Foundation will hold its next annual Membership Meeting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Clinton Board of Education office, 1720 Opal Ave. Anyone who has donated $25 or more during the past year is considered a foundation member and may attend.
The Clinton City Council will hold a special meeting, at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Frisco Center to begin structuring the search process for Clinton’s next city manager.
The playground at McLain Rogers Park is starting to look like a finished product. The covering over the slides, which was placed with the help of cranes, was recently completed. CDN
State Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, praised U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin for his recent announcement that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, must go.
Here's a look at Tuesday's Edtion
- Mayor, two council seats up for grabs
- County wheat crop ranges from really good to really bad
- Thousands of empty rail cars stored on Farmrail tracks
- Throwback: Clinton wins district
- 4A coach leaves
Custer County OSU Extension Director Ron Wright said this year’s wheat crop will be a mixed bag, but he remains somewhat optimistic that the 2020 harvest will be decent overall.
The filing period for Clinton Mayor, Ward Two and Ward Four Clinton City Council seats is set for Monday June 22, Tuesday June 23, and Wednesday June 24, said Clinton City Clerk Lisa Anders.
The long rows of empty rail cars lined up near Farmrail’s office on Gary Boulevard are stark evidence of the downturn in the oil industry. Farmrail president and general manager Judy Petry said the rail cars, many of them sand hoppers used in fracking service, are in storage all over the company’s 350 miles of track right now.