Clinton kids have reason to smile

On “Give Kids a Smile” day at Nance and Southwest Elementary schools, local dentists and dental assisting students from Western Technology Center teamed up to provide free dental screenings. Pictured, front row from left, are WTC instructor Kelly Pease; Clinton Public Schools nurse Ashley Cummins; Dr. Floyd Simon Jr.; and WTC students Lacey Struck, Adriana Bonilla and Micah Williams; and back row, CPS nurse Sheffield Southall; Dr. David Boone; Dr. Kyle Serfoss; and students Brittany Frick and Kristen Jones. CDN | Robert S. Bryan

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigated a personal injury collision around 10:30 p.m. Saturday one mile north of Mountain View on State Highway 115 in Washita County.

It’s way past the holiday season, and you might be on a decluttering kick and think, “Why not donate these old holiday decorations?” If it’s the dead of winter and you’re boxing up fake evergreen wreaths and ornaments, you’re not doing a service by giving it to stores like Goodwill and Salvation Army. They depend on household donations that are sellable, and they can’t move seasonal merchandise when it’s out of season. Instead, save and store

 

-Glancy Hotel renovation plans outlined
-Youth basketball league visitors keeping Clinton busy 
-$2 billion wind project gets OCC approval
-Arapaho-Butler is area bound
-Clinton peewee wrestling finishes year at state tourney
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Repair and renovation to the Glancy Hotel will apparently be implemented in three stages according to information supplied by City Building Inspector Toby Anders.

Junior Livestock Show opens Sunday

Clinton High School seniors Micah McAtee, left, and Jaden Oyler work with a 1½-year-old heifer that will be shown at the Custer County Junior Livestock Show, to be held Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the Custer County Fairgrounds. Donor Reception will be at 5:30 p.m.

Youth basketball league visitors keeping Clinton busy

Clinton is once again hosting the Western Oklahoma Youth Basketball League, and any Clintonite who has ventured outdoors on a Saturday this past month — perhaps to do some shopping of their own — will have noticed them. Their sheer numbers make them hard to miss.

WES Book Fair open through Friday

Students, from left, Ethan Lofland, Bryson Snider, Olivia Campbell and Evan Hunter peruse the shelves at Washington Elementary’s Scholastic Book Fair, open from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. through Friday in the library.

PSO’s plan to build three new wind generation facilities in western Oklahoma achieved a milestone this week. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) announced it has given its regulatory approval to the $2 billion project, part of which will be situated in Custer County.

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