WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Energy said Thursday it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, mostly in the Midwest, for largely fossil fuel-run energy.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Irvin Michael Gavel and Brooklyn Daniele Martinez Nicholas Elijiah Sigman and Keila Inez Wheeler James Lee Simpson Jr. and Christina Lynn Simpson Austyn Jae Davison and Delaney Allison Smith Jack Emergy Harrel and Catelyn Rochelle Brewster Kollen Keith Elmore and Sarah Jane Kraft

DALLAS (AP) — Two people arrested in a July shooting outside an immigration detention center in Texas are facing new charges that follow President Donald Trump’s order last month to designate a decentralized movement known as antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

Clinton Regional Hospital has received unexpected correspondence regarding the determination of its status as a Rural Emergency Hospital.

Butler has a few upcoming events available for residents, which are offered with intentions of keeping locals healthy and connected.

Tuesday at the Clinton Rotary Club meeting, a launch party will be held to celebrate the novel “Chào to Main Street,” which is to be presented by Dr. Randy Kluver, dean of the Oklahoma State University Global and International Studies Program. The book was written by Kluver’s parents and serves as an account of their experiences sponsoring Vietnamese refugees during the 1970s.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities said Wednesday that they have identified the remains of 14 of the 16 people killed last week in a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant, where it’s possible still more dangerous materials need to be disarmed and weeks of work could be ahead to try to pinpoint what sparked the explosion.

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