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POLICE REPORT - TUESDAY

Thursday, April 23, 2026

DAY SHIFTResponded to the Clinton Police Department in reference to theft.Responded to a report of harassment in the 500 block of S. 19th St.NIGHT SHIFTResponded to a report of a suspicious subject in the 400 block of S. 7th St.Responded to a report of a grass fire in the 700 block of S. 20th St.

DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, April 23, 2026

• Whenever you can cut back on paper usage, no matter how small, it adds up over time.Select “no receipt” at the ATM machine or retail stores. Don’t print out a boarding pass at home for your airline flight when you can send the pass straight to your smartphone.

Parents upset teen daughter is smoking

Thursday, April 23, 2026

DEAR HARRIETTE: I caught my 16-year-old daughter smoking cigarettes out of her window today, and I’m beside myself. I asked her how long she’s been doing this and who got her into smoking, and she told me this was her first cigarette and nobody told her to smoke.

Here are your Daily Lunch Specials.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Here are the daily specials being offered by Clinton eating establishments:Lucille’s Roadhouse - Download the ASAP Energy app to order To-Go online!

Main headlines for the Wednesday Edition

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Here's your preview of Wednesday's CDN- County leaders urge road respect- Minnesota man hurt in crash- Alleged assault suspect sought- Lee ‘locks’ into his new profession- Senior soccer player looks to make a career in sports- Full Obituary for - Velma Jean “Ducky” Kluver Donelson, Gerald Green-...

Camila Murphy, left, and Journey Patton were out at recess taking coffee orders while dressed as baristas Monday at Southwest Elementary. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Camila Murphy

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Camila Murphy

Alleged assault suspect sought

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Frankie Don Balderas, 38, of Newcastle, following an alleged assault on his girlfriend.Officers with the Clinton Police Department were dispatched around 4:27 a.m. March 17 to a S. 11th Street location in reference to a physical domestic.

County leaders urge road respect

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Custer County commissioners are charged with upkeeping rural county roads and when damages occur to an apparent lack of regard, that gets their ire up.Dist. 2 Commissioner Bruce Walker talked about a recent disregard of the roadway during Monday’s meeting at the Custer County Courthouse.

Minnesota man hurt in crash

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

A delayed injury report was issued by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol due to identifying the next of kin of a Minnesota man injured in a wreck April 14 on Interstate 40 in Beckham County.Trooper Christopher Weese’s report states Abdulah A. Hussein, 28, of Bloomington, Minn.

Lomax Lee of A-OK Lock & Key cuts and shapes a new house key for a customer in the A-OK work van. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Lee ‘locks’ into his new profession

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

A passing of the keys has occurred. A-OK Lock & Key has a new owner, and he says it’s his perfect job.As a service of safety, access, and privacy, a locksmith has an obligation to both protect what is being locked, and help ensure it isn’t falling into the wrong hands.