Main headlines for the Wednesday CDN

Here's your preview of Wednesday's paper- ODOT discusses exit plans- Paradis talks about Ward 3 candidacy- Sperle eager for new role- Man dies in crash- Arapaho-Butler Indians prepare for fall season- Full obituary for Denny Dewayne Harder, George Edward Roper- INSERTS: Homeland- Local, state,...

Sperle eager for new role

Custer County has officially filled the position of emergency management director, which has been empty since the retirement of Mike Galloway in late June.

Man dies in crash

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a Mountain View man died in a single-vehicle accident Monday evening just north of Mountain View in Washita County.Dead is Brayden Riley, 21, of Mountain View.The OHP report states the collision happened around 9:49 p.m.

Paradis talks about Ward 3 candidacy

Tony Paradis, an Air Force veteran and retired business owner, is one of the candidates in the upcoming election for Clinton City Council’s Ward 3.“First and foremost, I am Christian,” said Paradis. “I’m Catholic. I go to church here at St. Mary’s.

ODOT discusses exit plans

In his report, Executive Director Tim Gatz discussed the project to improve Interstate 40 interchanges at Exit 65 during Monday’s Oklahoma Department of Transportation Commission meeting.

Framing up

Russ Postier installs the window to what will soon be the Clinton Middle School resource officer’s office Tuesday at the construction site.

Encouraging students

English teacher Brittany Miller punches the last staple in the one of several positive affirmation posters hung on the walls of Clinton High School ahead of the first day of school.

Smoke forces passengers to flee New York City area train

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Flames leapt from the rails of a New York City area commuter train on Monday morning, filling at least one car with smoke and sending several passengers to the hospital for inhalation after they were evacuated, authorities said.

Introduction

New third grade teacher Eunice Wilson, left, being introduced to the community by Shane Vice at the New Teacher Luncheon held by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce at the Frisco Center.

Texas Democrats flee state

(AP) – Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday in an eort to hinder Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost their slim congressional majority in 2026.