Former driver’s ed teacher sentenced

According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, former Weatherford Parks and Recreation Manager Todd Earp, 40, was sentenced to 50 years in prison, with 15 years suspended, Monday at the Custer County Courthouse for 10 charges related to inappropriate behavior with two juvenile males.

Council shows ‘grace’ to homeowner

Compassion was on display during Tuesday night’s Clinton City Council meeting when a property owner was granted an extension to rehabilitate a property previously condemned.Henry Caldwell originally had four properties targeted for condemnation.

Math stars

Fifth-graders in Regina “Mrs. M” Miller’s math class show off their prizes for diagnostic growth through the IReady math learning system.

Veterans’ stories requested

will once again produce its annual “Saluting Our Patriots” edition later this month which honors the men and women who have served in every branch of the armed forces.

Napa Valley town that once used diesel, gets clean-power backup

CALISTOGA, Calif. (AP) — For residents of this quaint tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom out of mind.

Virginia museum finds remains of four Confederate soldiers

(AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia were excavating the grounds of a building that stored gunpowder during the American Revolution when they uncovered the eye sockets of a human skull.The team carefully unearthed four skeletons, including one with a bullet in the spine, and three amputated legs.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Rosalind M. White and Kelby Leon White to Trevor Jackson Harris, WD. Lots 9 and 10, Blk. 9, Greens Addn. Thomas.Darliene Garren to DG and SG Properties, LLC, WD. Lots 20 and 21, Blk. 26, Thomas Original Townsite.Grace Martinez to Jose F. Guzman and Josefa Bonilla, JTWD. Lots 21 and 22, Blk.

Trump urges senators to get his ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill done by Fourth of July

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he’s pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later.

Wild elephant raids grocery store in Thailand for snacks

(AP) — A hungry wild elephant caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand on Monday when he strolled in from a nearby national park and helped himself to food on the shelves.

New lines

Robert Acuna, left, and Quade Flaming lay down chalk while repainting the parking lines at the United and Edge Church shared parking lot recently.