Butler wildfire - NEWS ALERT

Custer County Emergency Management Director Hardy Sperle issued an emergency alert Wednesday afternoon about a wildfire located 3.5 miles south of Butler and spreading rapidly to the north.

Here are your Daily Lunch Specials

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 CDN

Here's your preview of Wednesday's paper- CPS looks at two new programs- County leaders talk about projects- OBN cautions of new drug stronger than fentanyl- Clinton baseball stumbles against Woodward- Full obituary for Gay Lee Patterson, James Ray Adams, Roger Don “Sundance” Maddox- INSERTS:...

County leaders talk about projects

Outside of the talk of potential fire danger and taking care of regular business, different department heads gave reports during Monday’s meeting of the Custer County Board of County Commissioners.Dist.

OBN cautions of new drug stronger than fentanyl

The Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) is warning the public about a new and deadly synthetic opioid that has now been confirmed in Oklahoma.

Mother Road bags

Fifth-grader Adrianah Rhoads sits on the floor at Southwest Elementary School and focuses on designing a giftbag for the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. Several were produced to hand out to people who purchase items in the museum’s gift shop.Wilma D.

CPS looks at two new programs

New programs to help in the development of younger students and to offer learning opportunities via virtual learning were discussed at Monday’s Clinton Board of Education meeting.Supt. Nathan Meget talked about initiatives that Clinton will be starting soon, starting with Transitional First or T1.

Gone fishing

Oklahoma’s governor picks Alan Armstrong to fill U.S. Senate seat

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s governor on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to serve in the U.S. Senate through the end of the year and finish the term of Republican Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security secretary.The choice by Republican Gov.

POLICE REPORT MONDAY

DAY SHIFTResponded to a report of a non-injury accident in the 1300 block of Frisco Ave.Responded to a report of a domestic in the 300 block of S. 6th St.; arrested 28-yearold Abigail Welch on a new Custer County charge of domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor.