CHS Baccalaureate set for this Sunday

For decades the baccalaureate service has been a mainstay for Clinton High School graduates and their parents, and this year will be no different.Clinton Cumberland Pastor Bowman Vowell said the service will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at The Edge Church located at 1005 S. 10th St.

Arapaho-Butler valedictorians, salutatorians chosen

Arapaho-Butler High School has announced its valedictorians and salutatorians for the class of 2025.The valedictorians are Paizley Eagan, Katelyn Garibay and Jaycee South, and the salutatorians are Danni Brinkley, John Jones and Acelyn Cisneros.

Texas man convicted of posting threats to kill Nashville DA

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Texas man associated with a neo-Nazi group was convicted on Wednesday of posting threats to lynch and kill Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk after another group member was charged with attacking a downtown bar worker.

Organizing

Lynn Randle with H.O.S.T. Ministry organizes clothes at the thrift store.

Trial of officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant ends in hung jury

(AP) — A jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict Thursday in the second-degree murder trial of a Michigan police officer who shot Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, following a traffic stop in 2022.

Deadly rainfall was intensified by climate change, scientists say

(AP) – Humancaused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists.

Two Belgian teens with 5,000 ants given fine or prison time

(AP) — Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison — the minimum penalty for the offense — for violating wildlife conservation laws.

Dr. Parker now interim provost, vice president for Academic Affairs

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) announced the appointment of Dr.Patsy Parker as interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, effective June 1, 2025.Dr. Parker brings more than two decades of service to SWOSU and a record of leadership in higher education.

Family sues over deputy’s killing of U.S. airman

(AP) – The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home sued the deputy, the sheriff and the owner of the airman’s apartment complex on Tuesday, saying they want to ensure people are held accountable for his 2024 death.

Hanging out

Rowdy Bond plays at Acme Brick Park after school.