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SHERIFF’S REPORT MONDAY

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Performed a welfare check in the 200 block of W. Broadway, Custer City. Responded to an animal call of cattle out in the area of State Highway 47 and N. 2310 Rd., Custer City. Responded to an animal call of cattle out in the area of N. 2310 Rd. and E. 1010 Rd., Clinton.
Analise Sevenstar adds cornstarch to her paint to thicken up the consistency at Clinton High School. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Analise Sevenstar adds cornstarch to her paint to thicken up the consistency at Clinton High School. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Consistency matters

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Dakota Chavez hurls the softball as hard as she can during Little Olympics at Clinton High School. CDN |Sam Goodwyn

Dakota Chavez hurls the softball as hard as she can during Little Olympics at Clinton High School. CDN |Sam Goodwyn

Future All-Stars

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Update given on welcome sign project

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
A new attraction for Clinton will soon shift from concept to reality, as the Mother Road Gardens – which has also been referred to as the Hub City Gateway – is in its final stages of approval.

Missing man found to be safe

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
According to Investigator Ray Hammans with the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, 61-year-old Michael Carter has been located and is safe following a Silver Alert that was issued for him.Monday morning the alert was issued by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol at the request of the sheriff’s office.

What to do with an extra school site?

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Now that the new Clinton Middle School building is in complete operation, the Clinton Board of Education has begun talking about the future of the former CMS building.Supt. Nathan Meget talked Monday evening at the board meeting about plans and ideas for the old CMS building.
Subcontractor Jeremy Fisher spreads out rock and gravel using Bryler Daggs’ shovel recently at the Clinton Regional Airport. Daggs, his grandson, placed the shovel into his work truck and told him, “I’ll let you use my shovel at work.” CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Subcontractor Jeremy Fisher spreads out rock and gravel using Bryler Daggs’ shovel recently at the Clinton Regional Airport. Daggs, his grandson, placed the shovel into his work truck and told him, “I’ll let you use my shovel at work.” CDN | Christian Jacobsen

The right tool for the job

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Veterans, from left, Denver Horn, Alfred Miller, and Larry Goeringer were recently presented with Quilts of Valor at Peace Lutheran Church in Bessie. CDN | Courtesy photo

Veterans, from left, Denver Horn, Alfred Miller, and Larry Goeringer were recently presented with Quilts of Valor at Peace Lutheran Church in Bessie. CDN | Courtesy photo

Three veterans honored with Quilt of Valor

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
The Southwest Oklahoma Chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation presented quilts to three veterans from the Washita and Custer County areas at the recent awards ceremonies at Peace Lutheran Church in Bessie. The three veterans who received their Quilts of Valor were Alfred Miller (U.S.

Heat stroke is suspected among

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A South Texas medical examiner believes heat stroke may have led to the death of six people thought to be immigrants who were found Sunday afternoon inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard near the Mexico border in Laredo, Texas.