Taking the grand tour

Fourth-grade students from Arapaho-Butler Schools recently had a tour of the State Capitol by House Speaker Pro Tempore Anthony Moore.

WOCS names top two

Western Oklahoma Christian School in Clinton named sixth-grade students Leticia (Lettie) Mitchell as valedictorian and Addalie Evetts as salutatorian.WOCS graduation is scheduled for 7 p.m.Thursday at the Corn Bible Academy gym.Mitchell earned a 4.

Post Office ready to Stamp Out Hunger

The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is a single-day food event happening this weekend, as coordinated by the United States Postal Service.This week Oklahoma residents may receive a plastic donation bag in their mailboxes with a card listing instructions.

Arson suspect in Palisades Fire was angry ‘at the world’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset that he didn’t have plans for New Year’s Eve and ranted about being angry at the world before the initial blaze was sparked, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.

Ready to read

First graders Sophia Hernandez, left, and Layla Esparza stand in line to check out their books at Nance Elementary.

Second sloth dies after transfer to a central Florida zoo from troubled Sloth World

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A second sloth taken to a central Florida zoo for rehabilitation has died out of a group given up by a yet-to-open tourist attraction facing scrutiny for the deaths of more than 30 other sloths imported from Guyana and Peru.

Harris’ bill is signed into law

A bill by Rep. Erick Harris, R-Edmond, to strengthen Oklahomans’ constitutional rights and enhance transparency within Oklahoma’s criminal justice system has been signed into law.

Front seat

Lennon Cabaniss got to jump into a firetruck during the Western Oklahoma Christian School field trip to the Clinton Fire Department.

Shooting at lakeside party sends 13 people to hospitals

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A shooting at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City sent at least 13 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials. Edmond police spokesperson Emily Ward said authorities received reports of shots being fired at about 9 p.m.

SHERIFF’S REPORT - WEEKEND

Assisted Washita County on I-40, mile marker 59 eastbound. Responded to an animal call of cattle out in the 23000 block of Rt. 66 N., Weatherford. Responded to a 911 call in the area of 2080 Rd.