Two Clinton businesses were the target of an alleged armed robber Saturday afternoon, but the Clinton Police Department and Oklahoma Highway Patrol nabbed the suspect before they could strike another.

An Elk City truck driver died Friday as a result of injuries suffered in a single-vehicle accident 1 mile west of Reydon in Roger Mills County.

At Monday’s Custer County Board of County Commissioners meeting commissioners approved regular orders of business. Most issues brought before the board related to financial matters, the standout topic was the new appointment of Sheffield Southhall R.N. to the Custer County Health Department Board. Southhall works as a nurse at Clinton Public Schools “(She is) well thought of; very respected in that world,” said Dist. 3 Commissioner Lyle Miller. “If Sheffield says it, it’s gospel.”

CHS legends

Newly minted Clinton Athletics Hall of Famers, the Bell brothers, are all smiles after receiving their awards Saturday at the Frisco Center.

Royalty crowned

Homecoming attendees Bryler Allen, left, and Maddie Miller stand in front of King Zaedon Collins and Queen Lexi Conway Friday evening at the Tornado Bowl.

In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire leveled three square miles, leaving 100,000 homeless and more than 300 dead.

Packing to-go orders

Junior Service League members Nikki Bridge, left, and Jessica Palmer package carry home desserts during the annual Spaghetti Day fundraiser.

5 BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and long gas lines, and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which swamped the same stretch of coastline less than two weeks ago.

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