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Early voting begins Thursday March 30 for voters in McClain County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at the McClain County Community Center — 1721 Hardcastle Blvd., Purcell.

McClain-Grady County Emergency Medical Services reported their January and February call summaries. They had 207 total calls in January 2023 and 208 total calls in February.

The Racers for Excellence Scholarship Auction and Luncheon (formerly Sweet Scholar fund) is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Newcastle High School Field House/ Wellness Center, 101 N. Main.

The McClain County Democrat’s Biennial Convention will be at 2 p.m. April 2 at the City of Purcell Multipurpose Center, 1400 Chandler Road .

An agenda item for the drilling of additional wells at existing well sites in Newcastle was approved by the City Council but not before a lot of discussion, and not before an agreement that the oil and gas company would erect 16-foot sound walls on three sides of the well site.

Candidates vie in Bridge Creek, Blanchard, Goldsby

District Solo & Ensemble Contest

Newcastle Police Sergeant Chris Holden took into custody Derek Alexander Carr, 27, of McLoud, on Friday, March 3 during a routine traffic stop for an expired tag. After finding out that Carr had marijuana in his pocket but no medical marijuana card with him, a search of the vehicle by the officer turned up multiple types of manufactured THC products, psilocybin mushrooms, and several marijuana cigarettes.

A routine traffic stop at the north corner of the intersection near the 2500 block of N. State Highway 62 in Newcastle has resulted in the arrest of a Midwest City woman.

Mid-America Technology Center students enrolled in the Trade and Industrial Education programs recently participated in the SkillsUSA Regional Skills and SW District Leadership Competitions held at technology centers throughout the state.