From left, Clinton Police Department School Resource Officers Andrew Wilson and Dillon Whitten, Nate Burnett, Rick Challis, and Transportation Director Jeff King get ready to roll out after a meeting at the Clinton Public Schools Bus Barn. CDN | Micah Ash

With school fully underway comes school buses canvassing the streets in the mornings and afternoons with what people believe to be valuable commodities. Clinton Public Schools and the Clinton Police Department are reminding parents and drivers at large, what they need to know to safely drive during the start and end of the school day.

An architectural rendering of the new Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop H Headquarters to be located at 217 W. Gary Blvd. The new facilities will almost double the size of the troop’s current base of operations. CDN | Courtesy photo

Perhaps it could playfully be christened as “Troop H 2.0,” but today’s groundbreaking of the new Oklahoma High Patrol Troop H Headquarters will lead to a new facility geared toward efficient access to two major routes the local troopers canvas.

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- Sewage settlement in works

- Troop H ceremony tomorrow

- Archery program readies for new season

- Amarillo pair dies in crash

- Absentee voting deadline is set for Monday

In 1858, senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held the first of their seven debates.

The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot for the Sept. 9, 2025, City of Clinton Municipal Election (Ward 3), Town of Butler Special Election and Arapaho-Butler School District Special Election, is Monday, 5 p.m. Monday, according to Ann Brown, secretary of the Custer County Election Board.

Two Amarillo men are dead as the result of a single-vehicle crash Tuesday at State Highway 152 and N. 2340 Rd. in Washita County.

CDN | Micah Ashcraft Clinton High School archers Evan Hunter, left, and Alexis Vela take aim after tuning and breaking in their newest bows Tuesday afternoon ahead of their first practice.

Clinton Public Schools is bringing back its archery program for its fourth year, with national championship potential already being in talks amongst its members.

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