Ready to perform

Clinton High School “Pride of Clinton Band” students from left, bass clarinet Jonathan Frater, earned 2nd Chair Symphonic; flute Grace Rivas, earned 10th Chair Symphonic; trumpet Lily Tarkington, earned 2nd Chair Symphonic and French horn Jackson McCullough, earned 5th Chair Symphonic with the Southwest Oklahoma Band Directors Association Honor Band, set to perform on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the SWOSU Fine Arts Center.

A Wheeler, Texas, man was injured in a twovehicle collision Sunday afternoon on Interstate 40, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

After the inaugural Clinton Acme Brick Park “North Pole Express” Christmas Celebration event last holiday season, the festivities are set to return to the park in full swing Dec. 6.

Turkey thaw

Mark Rice, left, and Greg Bursley pull out a pair of frozen turkeys to thaw in time for Thanksgiving Day Tuesday morning at the Clinton Mission House.

Several events across the state have been cancelled, OSU Ext. Director Larry Bryen reported at Monday’s meeting of the Custer County commissioners, thanks to a highly contagious virus in horses called equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) which is caused by equid alphaherpesvirus 1, or EHV-1.

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper is being recognized for his quick thinking and action last week, which likely saved a life.

All wrapped up

Clinton Fire Fighters Bobby Winans, left, and Collin Wieder respond to a fallen utility pole Monday afternoon on Avant Avenue, between 16th Street and 17th Street.

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