Jane Greer once wrote ‘Love like a conflagration shall be yours now’

On the last Saturday night of July, a group gathered virtually for a poetry reading. We were fans – and some, friends – of Jane Greer. You may not know her name, but some considered Greer the greatest living American poet. She died after a few weeks of health complications, having prepared spiritually in the ways one does when earthly days are winding down.

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- CPD makes big drug bust in traffic stop

- Council approves many agenda items

- Playhouse prepares for season

- Shot clocks installed at Tornado Dome

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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — A man charged this week with fatally shooting a police officer in her Maryland home nearly 30 years ago was the officer’s live-in boyfriend and had blamed her 1995 killing on a burglary, police officials said Wednesday.

Southwest Playhouse has officially started its 2025 season with the cast of the upcoming production of “Bright Star” in rehearsal mode.

Patch work

Jason Thebo uses a machine to stamp down freshly poured asphalt Wednesday afternoon to repair a large crack in the pavement at the corner of Sixth Street and Modelle Avenue.

A few updates to the town’s sewer and water treatment centers were given at Tuesday’s Clinton City Council meeting, along with next steps for the hangar construction at Clinton Regional Airport, a nod to the ground-breaking gold-shovel event for the new Oklahoma Highway Patrol Headquarters, and a mention of the Exit 65/Gary Boulevard Project between the City and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).

A Portland couple was arrested in Clinton after a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of an assortment of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

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