Paint crews added a Red Tornado logo on the north side of the water tower on the west side of town over the weekend. A new coat of paint was added and “Clinton” was painted on the south side of the tower in addition to Clinton’s Rt. 66 Museum logos visible from from both directions of I-40.
On Monday the state entered Phase 3 of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s plan to reopen the economy, and in it he ordered long-term care facilities to remain closed to visitors for now. But even if he’d given them the go-ahead to open up, nursing home directors in Clinton say they would still remain closed to visitors — for now.
Elk City Police are looking for a suspect they believe was directly involved with beating a man in an Elk City hotel last week.
A free online webinar for beef producers will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, hosted by the 15-person packer/processor task force recently formed by Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA). OCA spokesperson Chancey Hanson said the subject of the webinar will be “The Co-op Model for Beef Packing and Processing.”
Clinton firefighter Jeremiah Giles battles a grass fire just off S. Highway 183 Saturday night. CFD kept smoke off the highway and contained the fire to a small area.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Tuesday there are now 26 confirmed coronavirus cases in Custer County.
Friends for Life Animal Society will be having a benefit garage sale from 3-6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at at 714 S. 4th St.
House Appropriations and Budget Chair Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, has commented on the release of almost $23 million in opioid settlement funds that will go to municipalities and counties throughout Oklahoma that have been impacted by the crisis of opioid addiction.
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management Subcommittee of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak in the US and provide recommendations to improve America’s preparedness for a future pandemic or public health emergency.
Tucker Powell of Arapaho catches a bass at a Butler pond.