Clinton Public Schools will be opening a gifted and talented (GT) referral window beginning Nov. 8 and ending Nov. 18.

All-Staters

Clinton High School band members Khadance Terrell, left, and Annabela Hernandez were selected recently for Small School All-State Band.

Tuesday is voting day for Clinton residents registered in Ward 3. Voters will elect either incumbent Patch McComas or challenger Samantha Aispuro as the next Ward 3 City Council representative.

Faith makes it possible to keep going

Ross Douthat has a powerful new book about his battle with chronic Lyme disease. In "The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery," he writes beautifully, with honesty and gratitude. I was overcome with emotion when I got to the part about our mutual friend Andrew Walther, who died a year ago.

Responded to an animal call at the intersection of Arapaho Road and 6th St, Arapaho.

Battery changing

Firefighter Tyler Calvert changes the smoke alarms around the department in conjunction with Daylight Saving Time this weekend.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for the next four Oklahoma inmates scheduled to be executed filed an appeal on Thursday of a federal judge’s ruling allowing the executions to proceed.

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