In 1818, Illinois was admitted as the 21st U.S. state.

Mike Perkins, left, presents a check to Robert Beeson, who stands next to Connie Burden and Myrna Perkins. CDN | Hope King

The Oklahoma Square Dance Federation (OSDF) holds a yearly fundraiser that includes raffling off a classic car. Tickets, which cost $1 a ticket, are sold statewide. This year’s winner of the car, a 1959 Triumph TR3 convertible, was Robert Beeson, of Clinton, who ultimately made the choice to forego the car in favor of a check for $10,000.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) held a meeting recently to review the reconstruction plan for exits 65 and 65A on Interstate 40 now that the plan has reached 90% completion.

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