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Update: Medical examiner revises tornado death

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Cindy Wilson texts to friends after her home was destroyed by the devastating tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area. Cindy and her husband, Staff Sgt. B. Wilson, took cover in their home’s bathtub when the tornado hit. Cindy received a deep gash to her forehead and her wound was treated by first responders at the scene.

The state medical examiner’s office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children.
Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm. Authorities said initially that as many as 51 people were dead, including 20 children.

Cookie money thief given work release and probation

A former Girl Scouts leader who stole more than $4,000 from her troop’s annual cookie fundraiser was sentenced Monday to serve six months in Mesa County’s work release program and spend eight years on probation. Carmen Wysong, 27, of Eckert, must also complete 100 hours of useful public service and pay $4,807 in restitution to Girl Scouts of Colorado.

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Lee Gagne, a 71-year-old blacksmith volunteer at Cross Orchards Historic Site, can’t bring himself to retire from blacksmithing just yet.

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