Veteran donates WWII service memorabilia to museum

World War II Army veteran, Leland D. Chandler, donated his service dress uniform, awards, decorations, military documents and artifacts to the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Training Support Facility in Fort Sill.

(AP) – A Massachusetts pharmacist pleaded no contest Thursday to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 11 people in Michigan, all victims of tainted steroids that caused a national meningitis outbreak in 2012.

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- Midtown’s fate prolonged by council

- School to ‘Round-Up’ attendance

- Head Start closes doors; mainstay enters retirement

- CHS looks to qualify for state once again

- Full obituary for Elmer Alfred Davis

Head Start closes doors; mainstay enters retirement

The Head Start program in Clinton is closing its doors due to funding challenges and declining enrollment, coinciding with the retirement of Sylvia Valverde, a 30-year veteran of the program.

Picture Day at Washington

Washington Elementary counselor Ashley Miller, right, straightens student Brielle Villalpando’s hair during the school’s Picture Day.

Washington Elementary School is organizing a “Resource Round-Up” event focused on improving student attendance. The event is scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday at the school located at 601 N. 13th St. Sessions will run from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on both days.

Other matters under consideration by the Clinton City Council Tuesday included the continuing saga of the Midtown Travel Inn, another payment round for work at the water tower located at 18th Street and Broadway Avenue, approving a right-of-way agreement with PSO, and authorizing street closure for an upcoming arts show.

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