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- ODOT’s eight-year plan approved

- WPLS/SWOSU to host author Patterson this month

- Clinton man’s vandalism charge grows to assault

- Clinton football looks to take down Elks

- A-B softball headed to state tournament

WPLS/SWOSU to host author Patterson this month

Bestselling author James Patterson will appear at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Fine Arts Center in Weatherford for a public event culminating a day of appearances in western Oklahoma.

According to court documents filed by Officer Calvin Hewitt, Efren Bautista 31, of Clinton, was arrested Sept. 11 on charges of destruction of personal property, and aggravated assault and battery.

Graduation day

Scott Thompson, center, is the first graduate of the Cardiopulmonary Program at Clinton Regional Hospital. He was presented a T-shirt stating, “I Survived Cardiac Rehab,” and a certificate. Celebrating his accomplishment from left are Stephanie Drum, RT/director of respiratory; Jessica Littke, CNA; Thompson, Andrea Hammer, exercise coach/director of cardiopulminary rehab; and Jennifer Pearson, CNA.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A new round of airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs late Sunday as Israel intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon in a widening war with Iran-allied militant groups across the region. Palestinian officials said a strike on a mosque killed at least 19 people.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — At a time of growing concern about the safety of self-driving vehicles, a leading expert is calling on the federal government to develop a national driver’s test that such vehicles would have to pass before they could travel on public roads.

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