Generator, sirens approved for funding

While Monday’s meeting dedicated several minutes to the opioid abatement program, Custer County commissioners also had other business to conduct at the courthouse in Arapaho.Emergency Management Director Michael Galloway brought up two items of note requesting funds from the commissioners.

California trucker dies in I-40 wreck

A California truck driver died in a singlevehicle accident Monday evening at mile marker 15 on Interstate 40, 5 miles west of Sayre.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, dead is Dilpreet Singh, 24, of Fresno, Calif.The report states Singh was driving a 2021 Freightliner at approximately 7:12 p.

Input asked for in search for new supt.

The Clinton Public Schools Board of Education is tasked with finding the school district’s next leader and will be asking for help from professionals and community members along the way.

Musical cameo

Telegram Girl (Diana Torres) pops in for a brief musical number during Southwest Playhouse’s production of “Clue.” The play wraps up production this weekend.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States.In 1803, representatives of the United States and France concluded negotiations for the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.In 1812, Louisiana was admitted as the 18th U.S. state.

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but many still battle its legacy

DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical legacy.Nguyen Thanh Hai, 34, is one of millions with disabilities linked to Agent Orange.

Designed well

FCCLA students performed well in the interior design division last month at State in Stillwater. Pictured from left, are Sami Hammons, who placed third, and Amanda Jeffries, who placed first and earned her a shot in Nationals in July in Orlando.

Trial of former Michigan officer charged with murder begins

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The trial of a former Michigan police o_cer charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a 26-year-old Black man began Monday in Grand Rapids, three years after the case sparked weeks of protest and national outrage.

POLICE REPORT MONDAY

DAY SHIFTResponded to a report of a burglary in the 400 block of S. 12th St.Responded to a report of a reckless driver in the 1500 block of Gary Blvd.Responded to a report of a residential alarm in the 800 block of Glenn Smith Rd.Responded to a request for a welfare check at 10th and Modelle.

New law requires remains to be returned to families from museum

Oklahoma’s largest museum of natural history is also one of the largest holders of the remains of Native American and funerary objects in the country.