Executive session lasts 94 minutes

Those in attendance of Tuesday night’s Clinton City Council meeting were treated to an installment of the “waiting game,” as the officials were engaged in a lengthy discussion in executive session to discuss the performance of City Manager Robert Johnston.

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Guard deployment to Washington will cost roughly $1.4 billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress.

DO JUST ONE THING

• Salt may seem like an easy, natural weed killer, but use it with caution. It works by dehydrating plants, but it’s nonselective and can permanently damage soil, making it impossible for anything else to grow there.

Longtime friendship feels one-sided

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m struggling with a friendship that used to mean a lot to me but now feels increasingly one-sided. This person was once one of my closest friends, but over the past several months, I’ve felt more neglected than valued.

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Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells

PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered construction crews on a border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping groundwater needed to make concrete could threaten their livestock.

Workout routine

Des Meacham, left, and Shelley Fox are in the middle of the “Golden Girls Workout Group” routine at Acme Brick Park. 

FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing

(AP) — An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election.