Let there be light

Donald Burgess uses a ladder to reach the high ceilings while installing the covering for some of the lights Thursday morning in the new Clinton Middle School building.

CRH not expected to ask for cash

The Clinton Regional Hospital Authority met Wednesday to discuss a few items of business and one particularly good bit of news: the hospital is cash positive as of this month and will not need to turn to the City of Clinton for assistance for January.

Stabbing suspect claims molestation happened

Charges have been filed against a Clinton man after an alleged stabbing.Officers were dispatched around 9:28 a.m. Jan. 10 to a home on Lombardy Place.

Winter Reading program underway

Although many see the back nine of the winter season as nothing more than waiting for spring to arrive, Western Plains Library System is taking the time to encourage adults to read books with its 2026 WPLS Winter Reading Challenge.

Oklahoma Corrections seizes millions of dollars in contraband

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections seized millions of dollars in contraband during 2025 as part of ongoing efforts to protect staff, inmates and the public and to disrupt illegal activity inside state correctional facilities.

SHERIFF’S REPORT WEDNESDAY

Responded to an animal call in the area of U.S. Highway 183 and State Highway 47, Custer City.Assisted Clinton Police Department in reference to a domestic in the area of S. 28th St. and Hayes Ave.Responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 10000 block of N. 2280 Rd., Clinton.

POLICE REPORT WEDNESDAY

Responded to a report of a physical domestic in the area of S. 28th St. and Hayes Ave.Responded to the Clinton Police Department in reference to a civil issue.Responded to the Clinton Police Department in reference to vandalism.Responded to a report of a suspicious subject in the area of 10th St.

Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths

(AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed creating a new agency with $2.

Information, assistance available for seniors across SW Oklahoma

As people welcome the New Year, the South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) Area Agency on Aging (AAA) remains committed to supporting older adults and their caregivers throughout southwest Oklahoma.

Here are your Daily Lunch Specials.

Here are the daily specials being offered by Clinton eating establishments:Lucille’s Roadhouse - Download the ASAP Energy app to order To-Go online!