Clinton Public Library’s annual summer reading program is set to begin on Monday, but it’s going to look different this year, said head librarian Kathy Atchley. To make it easy for families to social distance, she and her staff have come up with some creative ways to keep kids reading over the summer and also provide fun activities to keep them busy.
Recently the Weatherford Police Department was notified by the Hinton Police Department of the discovery and removal of skimming devices at a gas station in Hinton.
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The Washita Chapter NSDAR decorated the grave of former member Lura Pierce Hollar at the Custer City Masonic Cemetery last week. Lura’s grave marker had been vandalized but was later found in Weatherford and returned in a rededication ceremony in 2019. Pictured are, from left, Owen Batterton, Nancy Lisle, Marilyn Wilson, Lu Eisler, Linda Stewart, Carol Ann Batterton, Evelyn Hart, Virginia Reid, Mareen Hallmark, Doris Minor and Ellena Womack.
Like many other businesses and attractions, the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum was temporarily closed to visitors due to CO- VID-19. The Museum is set to reopen to the public on Monday, June 1 at 10 a.m.
Western Oklahoma Christian School recently announced the school’s valedictorian and two salutatorians for the 2019-20 school year.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to this direct support to farmers and ranchers, USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program is partnering with regional and local distributors, whose workforces have been significantly impacted by the closure of many restaurants, hotels, and other food service entities, to purchase $3 billion in fresh produce, dairy, and meat and deliver boxes to Americans in need.
Clinton Fire Chief Brett Russell, left, accepts the donation of stuffed animals to the department by Joseph Corbridge. Corbridge undertook the endeavor as part of his Eagle Scout Project. CDN
Redlands Community College recently announced those students named to the college’s honor rolls for the Spring 2020 semester, and four students from Clinton and one from Custer City were among them.