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Janice Berrong instructs a strength and balance training exercise Thursday for the “Snap, Crackle, and Pop” women’s group at the First Baptist Church in Clinton. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Janice Berrong instructs a strength and balance training exercise Thursday for the “Snap, Crackle, and Pop” women’s group at the First Baptist Church in Clinton. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Auxiliary announces plans

Senior strength and balance training sessions will be held at Clinton Regional Hospital for the month of July, with additional events planned for the first Wednesday of every month the rest of the year.
Mitzi McCarther reads her book “A Horse named Bright Morning Star” at her home in Clinton. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Mitzi McCarther reads her book “A Horse named Bright Morning Star” at her home in Clinton. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Telling tale of a girl, a horse, Jesus

A resident of Clinton has written a Christian children’s book about having a relationship with Jesus, and also a horse named “Bright Morning Star.

Police zero in on 2 suspects after mass shooting at festival

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio were searching for a 20-year-old man in connection with a shooting between two rival groups that wounded 12 people at a crowded neighborhood festival, while authorities asked for help identifying a person they called a “second shooter.
Leslie Lewis, left, and Natalie Blundell check in students getting take home meals from the summer program at Clinton High School. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Leslie Lewis, left, and Natalie Blundell check in students getting take home meals from the summer program at Clinton High School. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Helping out

Trial is delayed for mental health reasons

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A man charged in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train cannot currently stand trial because of his mental illness and will undergo medical treatment to try to restore his competency, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.Decarlos Brown Jr.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1770, Captain James Cook “discovered” the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia by accidentally running aground on a shoal.
Tinlee Roper, left, and Bristol Miller jump together during Summer Playground at the Clinton Pool. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Tinlee Roper, left, and Bristol Miller jump together during Summer Playground at the Clinton Pool. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

3... 2... 1... JUMP!

Team unveils findings

NEW YORK (AP) — A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in the universe released its first major results on Wednesday.

FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators on Tuesday signed o_ on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years, giving Americans access to a skinprotecting chemical long used in Europe and other parts of the world.

POLICE REPORT - TUESDAY

DAY SHIFTResponded to a request for a citizen assist in the 800 block of Opal Ave.Responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of S. 4th St.Responded to a report of a non-injury accident in the 700 block of S. 6th St.