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- Delinquent taxes Inside

- Authority talks plans for hospital

- Clinton Public Schools has allies helping teacher program

- Warrant out for suspect accused of stealing phone

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges.

Front left, Robyn Randol, Marla Pankratz, Astrid Olguin, Kaylah Anderson, Sarah Dean, Devon Mitchell; back, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dean of Education and Behavioral Sciences Ed Klein, Oklahoma CareerTech Director of Workforce Training Max M

Clinton Public Schools held a meeting Tuesday morning with representatives from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma CareerTech present to announce Clinton Public Schools’ participation in the “Teaching to Teach” Apprenticeship Scholarship Program.

“We’re here today because, to make payroll, we need an injection of about 200,000,” Clinton Hospital Authority Chairman Ken Baker announced at Wednesday’s special meeting of the Clinton City Council. “That’s cutting it really short, but we don’t want to ask for any more than what we need.” Baker said going forward, the authority and hospital staff will continue working toward improving the revenue cycle management (RCM) system and decreasing costs.

Power work

Chase Kliewer works to replace a transformer on a powerline Thursday morning in front of the First United Methodist Church parking lot off of 11th Street.

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