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Far from home

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Alex Alex, left, and Georgia Stefanidis from Hawaii make a stop at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum on their trip down Route 66.

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Michigan parents charged with murder in death of 7-year-old

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

(AP) – The parents of a 7-year-old Michigan boy who weighed 255 pounds when he died have been charged with murder, torture and child abuse, prosecutors said.“Clearly the parents were feeding the child improperly, to say the least,” Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said Monday.

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POLICE REPORT MONDAY

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Responded to a report of an unwanted subject in the 1900 block of Lexington Ave.Responded to a request for a welfare check in the 700 block of Gary Blvd.Responded to a request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of Modelle Ave.

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SHERIFF’S REPORT MONDAY

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Performed extra patrol in the town of Butler.Responded to a report of harassment in the 24000 block of E. 1045 Rd., Weatherford.Responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of W. Broadway Ave., Thomas.

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Classic car

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Rhys Martin, president of the Oklahoma Route 66 association, travels in his 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air station wagon and visits Clinton and the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum.

CDN | Christian Jacobsen Tommy Wise, experienced co-op hand, inspects a sample of wheat to check for quality and holes before being moved to the mill for processing at the Farmers Cooperative of Western Oklahoma.

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Wheat crop deemed one of worst

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Wheat harvest is over, marking what many consider a very bad year for the crop.“It was definitely one of the worst crops that we’ve had in some time.

CDN | Christian Jacobsen Mission House Director Jennifer Lee checks the sunflowers growing in the community garden while on the phone with locals needing information.

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Mission House still needs assistance

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

The Mission House kitchen is still in full swing and wanting to help anybody it can.Mission House Director Jennifer Lee gave an update about how the Mission House has been doing since the demolition of its living facility in April. “We’re still doing great,” she said.

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Man allegedly rams car

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Daydrean James “DJ” Malone, 33, of Clinton, after he allegedly used his vehicle to hit a vehicle containing the mother of his children while his children were inside of his car.At 4:40 p.m.

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Trump is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as the next director of Immigration and Customs and Enforcement.Trump said on his Truth Social platform that his new pick for the immigration enforcement agency is a former U.S.

Road trip

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Road trip

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Dries Bessels visits the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum on his trip all the way from the Netherlands.