Clinton seventh grader Evan Hunter (standing at the microphone) competed Tuesday in the Thunder Regional Spelling Bee held at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. Hunter advanced to this level by winning the school, district and county levels. He was one of 25 top spellers in a 50-county region and advanced to the fifth round of competition. The word “intellectual” proved to be the one to eliminate him. Hunter was the only contestant hailing from western Oklahoma in the competition. CDN
Preparing for the Maundy Thursday service at the First Methodist Church by playing out the Last Supper from left are Pat Day, Judas Iscariot; Scott Fransen, Peter; Steve Brown, Simon the Zealot; L.R. Sights, James, son of Alphaeus; Mark Rodolph, Bartholomew; Jimmy Evans, Phillip; Colin McCartney, Jesus; Carlos Newcomb (sitting in for Derek Jordan), Thomas; Alan Seltenreich, Matthew; Don Miller, Thadeus; Mike McClendon, Andrew, brother of Peter; Tommy Klein, James, son of Zebedee; and Michael Heerwald, Jon, son of Zebedee. The Maundy Thursday service will be held at 6 p.m. April 14. CDN
Rey Flores and Rebekah Campbell play bocce ball. Last Friday, the Clinton Red Tornadoes Special Olympics team competed at the Unified Bocce Ball Regional Competition at Weatherford High School. CDN
(AP) – California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations has decided to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century, narrowly rejecting a proposal to include all Black people regardless of respective lineage.
TUESDAY DAY SHIFT
Responded to a report of a suspicious person northbound on State Highway 54 north of E1000 Road.
Responded to a grass fire on I-40, mile marker 65.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A plane that crashed in northern Oklahoma, killing three Nebraskans, was nearly vertical when it struck the ground, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Clinton Public School board members approved the 2022-2023 school year calendar during Monday’s regular board meeting. Not many changes were made except that students will receive the week of Oct. 10 off for their fall break.