Frisco Center continues with busy slate

The Frisco Center has seen quite a bit of action lately, with business showing no signs of slowing down.“We had, over the last year, 301 events,” said Chamber of Commerce President Julie Caldwell.“That’s a lot of events!We’re booking something almost every day.

Elk man dies in wreck

An Elk City man lost his life Monday afternoon as the result of a single-vehicle rollover accident on Interstate 40 at the 48 mile marker in Washita County.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, dead is William G. Rosebrook, 60, of Elk City.

Smoother surface

Tyler White adjusts one of the hoses used to pave fresh asphalt onto U.S. Highway 183 Monday afternoon, just south of town. 

Suspect charged in fight

Jeremy Whiteshirt, 27, of Clinton, was arrested after an alleged argument escalated to an assault at the Relax Inn.

Manhattan casino proposals rejected by locals

(AP) — Plans to build the Big Apple’s first full-service casino in the heart of the city have run out of luck.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1789, Congress passed the Judiciary Act, which provided for the Supreme Court and the office of attorney general.In 1960, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, was launched.

North Carolina Republicans push for tougher bail rules

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators are poised this week to approve criminal justice measures designed to toughen bail rules, restrict magistrates’ powers and evaluate offenders’ mental health after the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train.

Biggest rail union joins others endorsing Union Pacific merger

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NASA introduces 10 newest astronauts to help explore moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars.For the first time, there were more women than men in an incoming astronaut class.

California bans law enforcement officers from wearing masks

(AP) – California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill that was signed Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and swiftly denounced by Trump administration officials.